Specialist Overnight Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities

Concepts

• short breaks children’s homes
• health and social work
• carlisle
• cumbria children and young people
• short breaks
• specialist overnight short breaks service
• cumbria children
• cumbria children’s trust board
• children
• specialist

Location

Cumbria:

Description

Cumbria County Council (hereafter referred to as the Authority) is committed to continue to improve services for children and young people with the ambition of achieving positive outcomes for all young people. The Authority has a statutory duty to deliver ‘Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities’ and is therefore commissioning a ‘Specialist Overnight Short Breaks Service’ to deliver Short Breaks to eligible children and young people. Services shall be delivered at the Authority owned Short Breaks Children’s Homes. Service Providers shall ensure that services are delivered in line with the Authority’s strategic priorities, policies and procedures (including amendments, re-enactments and updates), including, but not limited to: the Short Breaks Statement, Cumbria Children and Young People’s Plan 2019-22, the Children’s Services Safeguarding Improvement Programme, the Cumbria SEND Improvement Programme, Cumbria Children Looked After Strategy 2019-23, the Council Plan 2018-2022 and the Cumbria Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2029. The Service Provider shall be responsible for carrying out robust research, as well as verification and analysis of data to inform their service delivery planning. Cumbria Children’s Trust Board sets as it’s overarching vision: “Cumbria is a great place to grow up and all children are healthy, safe and achieving”. The Authority is commissioning the Specialist Overnight Short Breaks Service to meet our statutory duties, national guidance, local strategic priorities and to deliver best practice. Specialist Overnight Short Breaks aims to: i. Enhance the wellbeing of the young person and their parents / carers; ii. Provide positive experiences for young people with disabilities, which at the same time provides a break from caring for their primary carers; iii. Contribute to the personal and social development of the young person to develop their confidence and independence and help build family resilience; iv. Provide a safe and friendly environment where young people can play, have fun, and express their individuality; v. To empower young people and their families to determine the direction of the Service.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

Option to extend for 12 months plus a firther 12 months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority’s supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (I) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (II)To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contract is for 4 years. The total value provided is only an estimate. Local Authorities have a duty under the Local Government Act 2003 to obtain best value in the procurement of works, services and supplies and to secure continuous improvement in the way they carry out their functions, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. This means that when procuring contracts, the Council will, on a case by case basis, weigh up the costs of the contract against the benefits off their employment terms for contractors employees and any resulting benefit to the Council. There is scope forgiving some weight at the tender evaluation stage to the attitude of contractors, suppliers and some service providers to fair employment clauses and of the Council’s fiduciary duty to tax payers and obtaining best value. Each case will be considered separately and flexibly, with any impact on costs fully assessed and justified. Please note that AQP does not limit the number of candidates