Extended Activities & 11 week Play Scheme Provision for Families of Children with Disabilities and Additional Needs (‘Short Break’ services)

Tender description

Hartlepool Borough Council are seeking tender submissions from appropriately qualified and experienced organisations with the capacity to deliver extended activities and play scheme provision for children with disabilities and additional needs living in the Hartlepool area. This service will contribute to the 'Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children' Regulations (2011) and The 'Local Offer of Services' as detailed in Chapter 4 of the 'Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice 0 - 25 Years' (Statutory Guidance). The service will also contribute to the outcomes specified in the 2008 'Children and Young Persons Act' (s25), which details the statutory duty of local authorities to assist individuals who care for disabled children to continue to do so as effectively as possible.