Published date: 2 June 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 July 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£7,567,505

Procurement reference

CUM001-DN546555-27381056

Published date

2 June 2021

Closing date

9 July 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cumbria County Council is committed to continue to improve services for children and young people with the ambition of achieving positive outcomes for all young people. The Authority has a statutory duty to deliver 'Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities' and is therefore commissioning a 'Specialist Overnight Short Breaks Service' to deliver Short Breaks to eligible children and young people. Services shall be delivered at the Authority owned Short Breaks Children's Homes.
Service Providers shall ensure that services are delivered in line with the Authority's strategic priorities, policies and procedures (including amendments, re-enactments and updates), including, but not limited to: the Short Breaks Statement, Cumbria Children and Young People's Plan 2019-22, the Children's Services Safeguarding Improvement Programme, the Cumbria SEND Improvement Programme, Cumbria Children Looked After Strategy 2019-23, the Council Plan 2018-2022 and the Cumbria Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2029. The Service Provider shall be responsible for carrying out robust research, as well as verification and analysis of data to inform their service delivery planning.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Beverley Kent

Address

Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1228606060

Email

Beverley.Kent@cumbria.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/