Short Break for Disabled Children

Tender description

The Council is looking to provide a range of early help short breaks for disabled children (aged 0 to 18) and their families, resident in Cheshire East, in various settings and of various lengths ranging from a couple of hours to overnight or a weekend, provided after school at weekends and in school holidays. The services will be available at a time to suit the targeted individuals in order to provide flexible access. This will depend on the nature of the service being offered and will often include delivery out of standard working hours. All services will be operational from 1st September 2017. The tender process will be evaluated on price and quality and contracts will be awarded to tenderers who meet all the criteria outlined in the tender documents. Providers will be expected to deliver for a range of disabilities and ages, as specified in the tender response document, and include: - - Regular activities weekly or fortnightly during term time and / or school holidays. Offered during weekends,after school and/or in school holidays - Focus on providing to a group of young people who traditionally because of specific care needs, experiencedifficulties accessing universal and inclusive or other targeted provision - Provide creative, inclusive, fun and positive activities to promote well being and independence - Provide opportunities away from their primary carers - Be accessible to all Examples of this provision include: group based social or youth clubs, sports and activity sessions, drama andarts classes, residential breaks, social skills groups and 1:1 support and ‘Buddy’ schemes. Keywords: Children, disabled, short breaks