Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bff-a190-739b-a184-69812da17aa6/short-breaks-commissioning closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Short Breaks Commissioning [Staffordshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/staffordshire-county-council) Estimated value £2,400,000 to £3,000,000 Published 13 Aug 2015 Deadline Closed 30 Sept 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender This Prior Information Notice is intended to provide advance notification that Staffordshire County Council will be re-tendering for the provision of Community Based Short Break opportunities in October 2015. The current arrangements are due to come to an end on 31st March 2016. Staffordshire County Council is seeking to commission a range of Community Based Short Break opportunities for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), aged 0 – 25 years old. The specification will include the following provisions: • Family Fun and Information days/activities – to promote confidence and increase access to wider community activities and universal services; • Group based and independent activities/opportunities, for children and young people with SEND to attend independently of their parents/carers – focusing on the provision of meaningful skills to aid with effective transition into adulthood; The provision of Community Based Short Break opportunities is to offer a meaningful break to parents and carers of children and young people with SEND, whilst supporting the child/young person with SEND to achieve specific person centred outcomes. Community Based Short Breaks will be accessed by children and young people with varying levels of SEND; in order to support children and young people with more complex needs, we are seeking to appoint a number of providers who are able to deliver personal care support. In order to qualify as a Short Break, activities/opportunities must a last a minimum of 2 hours and be facilitated outside of the school day in an evening, at a weekend or during the school holidays. It is anticipated that the contracts for the provision of a range of Community Based Short Break opportunities across Staffordshire will commence on 1st April 2016, and will be operational for an initial two year period, expiring on 31st March 2018. Following this, there may be opportunity to extend the provision for a further two 12 month periods, initially to 31st March 2019 and then to 31st March 2020. The estimated contractual value for year 1 provision (2016 – 2017) is £700,000; the remainder of the contract is subject to the availability of funding. In advance of the specification publication in October 2015, a briefing event for any Provider potentially wishing to tender for the provision of the aforementioned services will be hosted: ### TIME: 10:00 – 12:00 ### DATE: Friday 25th September 2015 ### VENUE: Kingston Centre, Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW To book a place at the Provider Briefing, contact Amy Evans, Commissioning Officer, via email: To register an expression of interest in the Tender Opportunity, log onto [contracts.staffordshire.gov.uk](http://contracts.staffordshire.gov.uk/) and search for the opportunity. New users will first need to register their organisation on the Contracts database. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ab6b77f8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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