Framework for The Provision of Short Breaks for Children and Young People who are Disabled

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Value

£11,769,976

Classifications

  • Social work and related services
  • Welfare services for the handicapped
  • Welfare services for children and young people
  • Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
  • Social services

Tags

  • tender

Submission Deadline

1 year ago

Published

1 year ago

Description

Dorset Council wants all children, young people and their families to thrive. Dorset Council aspires to have a strengths-based approach which focusses on what the child or young person can do with their abilities, their skills and their potential.
Dorset Council therefore seeking Providers that can provide Short Breaks for Children, Young People and Young Adults who are Disabled, focussed on delivering and developing services for 0 – 25 year-olds.
One of Dorset Council’s aspirations is to ensure that there are Short Break opportunities in each locality area during school holidays and Saturdays.
This tender is about putting in place a range of Targeted and Specialist Short Break opportunities throughout the County.
Its anticipated that the Framework will commence for an initial 3 year term on the 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027 with the options extend annually a further 2 years.
Therefore, if all available extensions were taken the Framework period would be 5 years.

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Organisation

Mrs Lisa Hosking

[email protected]

+44 1305225523

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