Opportunity overview
The aim of the service will be to offer a specialist short break service to children and young people aged from 6 - 18 years old who have moderate to severe learning disabilities and additional complex needs including challenging behaviour, Epilepsy, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, physical disabilities, communication difficulties and complex health needs such as gastrostomies. Whilst individual need will differ the objective of the service will be to: Enable children and young people to access social and leisure opportunities. Support children and young people to develop their life skills and independence as well as developing personal safety skills and managing self-care. Enable family carers to take a break from their caring role.
Classification
- CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
Lots
- Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
- Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- As there is a lack of sufficiency within Northumberland, we would like to seek views from the market to help us to overcome some of the challenges that we are facing. These include: Levels of assessed need for services (demand) is outstripping supply. A limited number of providers operating within Northumberland and the wider area who can offer a service to children. Providers experiencing recruitment and retention difficulties. The ability to support complexity of presenting need safely and appropriately Meeting the needs of children across a wider geographical footprint. The information provided will help us to identify whether a procurement exercise would attract sufficient interest in the provision of Overnight Short Break Services for Disabled Children and if so, what this model would look like. We would welcome your views in response to the questions shown no later than Wednesday 30th July. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this questionnaireOpen source ↗
- biddingDocumentsOpen source ↗