Short Breaks for Children and Young People

A Contract Award Notice (Social)
by BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Source
OJEU
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£500K
Sector
HEALTH
Published
08 Feb 2021
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Blackpool

Geochart for 1 buyers and 2 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

Blackpool Council is seeking to appoint suitable providers to deliver short break services for children and young people who: • have a disability and/or additional needs, • are aged between 0-18 years (or 19 while still attending school), • live within the Blackpool Council boundary • require support to access social, play and leisure opportunities. Short breaks are intended to have positive benefits for both disabled children and young people and their parents and carers. Short breaks have a dual purpose: 1) The main aims of short break services are to provide disabled children and young people the opportunity to: — spend time away from their parents and carers, — relax and have fun with their friends, — develop their independence. 2) They also give families an opportunity to: — have a break from their caring responsibilities, — rest and unwind, — spend time with other members of their family. Short break provision can range from a few hours a week to an allocated number of overnight breaks per year. Short breaks can include day, evening, overnight and weekend activities and may take place in the child’s own home, the home of an approved short break carer, or a residential or community setting if appropriate. This can include holiday clubs, weekend clubs, and activity clubs, such as sport of music activities, organised day trips and overnight respite care in a residential facility. However, for the purposes of this specification overnight respite care is out of scope and won’t be considered as part of this procurement process. Most users of short breaks are children who have a disability or who have Special Educational Needs, but non-SEND children in need may also receive short breaks if they are deemed as a ‘child in need’. The breaks usually have two aims: to enable the child to participate in fun, interesting and safe activities; and to provide a break from caring for the family. The provision of short breaks is considered an essential part of the support provided to families of disabled children and young people.

Lot Division

2 Weekend Club – for Children with Complex Needs

Blackpool Council requires the provision of a regular weekend club for children aged between 8 and 18 (or 19 while still attending school) who have higher or complex levels of need. The hours of operations will be 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. on either Saturdays or Sundays. These sessions will be held on a fortnightly basis. Over the course of a year this equates to 24 sessions. Higher/complex levels of need can include one or more of the following conditions: • a severe or profound learning disability, • a severe physical disability, • a substantial degree of visual impairment/moderate and severe hearing loss, • a complex autistic spectrum condition with a learning difficulty, • a complex medical health condition, including: — cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS or severe disfigurement.
5 Holiday Club – for Children Aged 8 to 18 with Higher/Complex Levels of Need

Blackpool Council requires the provision of holiday club provision for children with higher/complex levels of need. The hours of operations will be 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. 5 days per week during the school holidays (4 weeks of the summer holiday). Over the course of a year this equates to 47 sessions as detailed below: October Half Term Holiday – 5 sessions Christmas Holidays – 5 sessions February Half Term Holiday – 5 sessions Easter Holiday – 8 sessions May Half Term Holiday – 4 sessions Summer Holiday – 20 sessions Exact dates for delivery will be agreed annually to align with the local school holiday dates and the requirements of local families Higher/Complex levels of need can include one or more of the following conditions: • a severe or profound learning disability, • a severe physical disability, • a substantial degree of visual impairment/moderate and severe hearing loss, • a complex autistic spectrum condition with a learning difficulty, • a complex medical health condition, including: — cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS or severe disfigurement.

Award Detail

1 Play Inclusion Project (Fleetwood)
  • Short Breaks for Children and Young People — Lot 2
  • Reference: 1
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £395,597
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Play Inclusion Project (Fleetwood)
  • Short Breaks for Children and Young People — Lot 5
  • Reference: 1
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £104,617
  • Contractor is an SME.

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

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