CPU4266 - Accreditation List for the Provision of Family Support and Short Breaks - Round 1 Only

This relates to Round 1 only

Accreditation List for the Provision of Short Breaks.

The Accreditation List will consist of three lots:

Lot 1: Community Short Breaks, which includes:

Lot 1a: Community Based Group Activity Community-based group activity for children aged anywhere between 0-18th birthday (provider to state age range catered for) including daytime, school holiday only, after school/evening and weekend activities. (If providing activities of more than 2 hours a week to children under 8, this must be registered with OFSTED)

Lot 1b: Individual Activity 1:1 day or evening community-based activity for children and young people aged 0-18th birthday, which can include accessing evening activities such as youth groups, weekend activities and school holiday clubs as well as `buddying` and support of individual interests.

Lot 2: Family Support at Home For children and young people up to their 18th birthday (which requires registration with Care Quality Commission). Providers are encouraged to deliver short breaks at home to disabled children during the day and may also provide care and support overnight where this would provide a break to the family from undertaking caring activities. Short breaks activities at home are for children and young persons who have complex assessed needs that may prevent them from accessing short break activities in the community. For avoidance of doubt this is a short break offer that provides respite to the parent/carer and not traditional home care. As such this will not be commissioned solely to provide personal care or take a child to school. The emphasis of this support is on respite and positive activities to promote outcomes for children and young people. Staff are expected to be skilled and to have experience in line with the short breaks' agenda.

The Accreditation List duration will be for five years with two possible extension periods of two years each. at the Authority's discretion.

The Accreditation List value is estimated to be £1.8 million over the total length of the duration (including any extensions).

The Authority will buy services from the Accreditation List Providers using a Call-off process.

There is no guarantee of work, nor does the Authority guarantee any volume or specific value of work. There is no exclusivity permitted and the Authority are not bound to the use of the Accreditation List for any or all requirements.

This advert relates to Round 1 only. Another advert will be posted for the procedure for Round 2 onwards. Also see Section 5 of the Accreditation List Instructions document.

Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system). Please search for CPU4266