Refresh - Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities in South Warwickshire

Concepts

• south warwickshire
• health and social work
• warwick
• short breaks
• provision of short breaks
• refresh - community short breaks
• warwickshire county council
• delivery of a range of short break services
• short break services
• children

Location

Generally within the County Council boundaries of Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council but also may be outside the boundaries

Description

Warwickshire County Council is seeking tenders for their Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities in South Warwickshire. The services will operate under a framework agreement. The provision of short breaks is a statutory requirement that requires local authorities to provide access to services that are designed to assist individuals who provide care for children with disabilities to continue to do so, or to do so more effectively, by giving them breaks from caring. The local authority must offer short breaks as part of a preventative model in keeping families together, preventing family breakdown and preventing Children and Young People with disabilities becoming children looked after. The service is required for Children and Young People with a disability who are eligible for social care support where the assessment of need has identified an individual and their family/carer would benefit from access to short break services. The overall aim of the framework is to facilitate the delivery of a range of short break services for eligible customers with a disability. It is anticipated that having clearly identifiable lots will lead to increased choice and meeting need at times when families need it most, this in turn will lead to timely access to short breaks opportunities for children and their families. Short breaks will focus on personal and community assets to support customer choice, control, and increased independence. Parent/Carers will benefit by receiving respite that will enable them to focus on their own health, well-being and daily living needs.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council and partners, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. These changes may include (but are not limited to): - • Increases or decreases in funding - this will usually be due to reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council and partners' budget setting processes, It may also be as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract but which are provided to increase the volume of services delivered. • • Changes in legislation that may for example require the inclusion of new customer groups • The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract Opportunities offered by emerging/ new technologies • Ongoing performance monitoring indicating a change required in allocations made for each service element from the overall funding amount Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system (if they haven't previously done so) in order to be able to express an interest in the project and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is www.csw-jets.co.uk. Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk