Health and social work services

Tender description

Cheshire East Council is seeking to commission a number of services aimed at disabled children and their families. Specifically, within this tender, it requires a range of community based short break services. These services are intended to be largely preventative in nature, offering support to avert the family crisis and form part of the Council's Early Help provision. The Social Value Act of 2012 states that the Council must ensure that, in procuring services, it will improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area. Cheshire East Council aims to continue to commission services that support the local market in services for disabled children, focusing on quality and outcomes whilst also ensuring that all services offered represent value for money for the people of CheshireEast. Short break providers must demonstrate a commitment to ensuring: — all children with disabilities and their families participate equally in local community life, wherever possible accessing universal childcare facilities, leisure, and recreational activities, — ‘Fair access’ to Short Breaks provision for children with disabilities, — all disabled children are listened to, that their views are acted upon and that they are provided with choices, — alignment to the Council's vision of achieving value for money through the delivery of the right services in the right way to those who need them by the best possible provider, — the high-quality provision which safeguards children and young people ensure all staff members deliver high-quality services, — continued training, quality supervision, and professional development, — to ensure families receive a targeted, coordinated offer, — an assessment and support approach, utilizing the Common Assessment Framework, underpinned by robust safeguarding practice.