Social work services without accommodation

Tender description

This is a contract for the provision of day time holiday, weekend and after school short breaks for children and young people with disabilities. The short breaks will enable and support children and young people with a disability to live ordinary family lives, to have fun, try new activities, gain independence and make friends. The service will also provide families with a short break from their caring responsibilities. For each Lot, the Service Provider will have a block contract with the Council to provide an agreed number of places, and will have the capacity to offer additional places on a spot purchase basis. The block contract with the Council will not in itself guarantee any particular level of spot purchasing to be transacted with the Service Provider, as this will be based on families’ choice as to what short break they would like to access. We’ve allocated the following estimated budget for Lot 1: Up to 75 000 GBP per annum for block and an estimated 81 000 GBP per annum for spot purchasing. For each Lot, the Service Provider will have a block contract with the Council to provide an agreed number of places, and will have the capacity to offer additional places on a spot purchase basis. The block contract with the Council will not in itself guarantee any particular level of spot purchasing to be transacted with the Service Provider, as this will be based on families’ choice as to what short break they would like to access. We’ve allocated the following estimated budget for Lot 2: Up to 45 000 GBP per annum for block and an estimated 55 000 GBP per annum for spot purchasing. For each Lot, the Service Provider will have a block contract with the Council to provide an agreed number of places, and will have the capacity to offer additional places on a spot purchase basis. The block contract with the Council will not in itself guarantee any particular level of spot purchasing to be transacted with the Service Provider, as this will be based on families’ choice as to what short break they would like to access. We’ve allocated the following estimated budget for Lot 3: Up to 48 000 GBP per annum for block and an estimated 48 000 GBP per annum for spot purchasing.