Short Breaks for Children and Young People

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Katy Reed

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£820,000

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Health and social work services

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4 weeks from now

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1 day ago

Description

Blackpool Council is seeking an experienced and capable service provider to deliver a short breaks service for children and young people in Blackpool as follows:
•	Weekend Club - for children with complex needs (8 - 18 years old, or 19 while still attending school)
•	Holiday Club - for children aged 8 to 18 with higher / complex levels of need
The anticipated service volumes and contract budget for the service is as follows:
Provision	Number of sessions	Capacity per session
Weekend Club (complex needs)	52	18
Holiday Club (complex needs)	47	21
Contract budget (per annum) £204,184.44
It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with the option to extend incrementally for a period of up to 2 years (subject to contract review and budget availability).
Pre-market engagement has not been carried out prior to this procedure. This is a re-tender of an existing service and the requirements were deemed to be known and well defined.
Full details of requirements are provided within the tender documents.

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