--- title: "BHCC - Short Breaks for Children and Young People with SEND" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-11" --- # BHCC - Short Breaks for Children and Young People with SEND Buyer: BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-126c421f-9643-40e6-a2f0-1355759e56ea.json) ## Summary The Brighton & Hove City Council is planning a procurement process titled "BHCC - Short Breaks for Children and Young People with SEND" within the health and social work services industry category. The process is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for September 18, 2023. The Council aims to commission a range of providers to deliver short breaks programmes tailored to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in the South East region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering a variety of services such as play schemes, sports clubs, art and performance arts, sensory play sessions, and more, to contribute to enriching experiences for children with SEND. Businesses specialising in universal, targeted, or specialist services for children and young people with additional needs are well-suited to participate. Completing the online survey provided in the tender will help align business offerings with the Council's commissioning strategy, paving the way for potential collaboration and growth opportunities in this sector. ## Notice We would like you to support us at this early stage of service development by completing the online survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/5INMRH/ We would be grateful if you could send responses through to us by Monday 18th September 2023, we appreciate that this is a tight turnaround, and will of course be able to consider any responses after this time if it is likely that you need more time to consider/reply. Background Brighton & Hove City Council is developing a commissioning strategy for short breaks for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It will incorporate data the council holds on numbers accessing services, as well as feedback from the parent/carer community (PaCC) and the feedback which informed the SEND Strategy (2021-2026). A short break is deemed to be a fun and enriching activity for children and young people with SEND and offers their families a chance to rest from caring duties, spend time with siblings and have the opportunity to work. The aim is to create an approach that will increase the availability of good quality and relevant services, resulting in good outcomes for the children and young people. As a result of parent/carer and young people feedback, including co-production workshops, the gaps in the current provision will then need to be addressed. The council is not looking for one provider to cover all children and families. The short breaks programme will be a collective offer between numerous providers and will include providers working in partnership. Awarding funding to a range of providers will allow the short breaks programme to support more families, SEND needs, age ranges, and diversify activity across the city of Brighton & Hove. Families have requested variety; therefore, the council will be looking at organisations that offer the following sessions: * play schemes * sport and multi-sport clubs, including football, martial arts, boxing, kayaking, tennis, cricket, boccia, gymnastics, climbing, etc. * art and performance arts, including art and craft clubs, drama, music, dance, Lego * youth specific clubs, including young people up to the age of 25 * sensory play and therapeutic sessions, including music therapy * swimming, including supported sessions or drop in quiet sessions * sessions for young women, LGBTQIA+, BAME, Black and Brown unity groups etc * outdoor activities, including forest school and gardening projects Additional information: We are considering services under three main categories: 1. Universal Services Everyday community services or activities which can be accessed by everyone, but with a focus on widening this offer to include children and young people with SEND. 2. Targeted Services Specific short break activities for children and young people who cannot access universal services without requiring additional support. Cohorts for this group would include: * an award of middle or higher rate Disability Living Allowance (DLA) * a Personal Care Plan Payment (under 16) or Personal Independence Payment (16+) * an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) * attendance at a Special School or Special Facility Placement 3. Specialist Services Designed to meet the needs of individual children and young people and their carers, following a social care assessment. Specialist short breaks are highly specialised or bespoke services for children and young people who have: * Severe and enduring cognitive delay and learning disability * Low functional abilities * Physical disabilities When you complete the survey (https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/5INMRH/) this will give us some information on the type of provision you would look to offer as part of an application. We will then discuss the next steps with you, which will form a commissioning strategy offering spaces on a programme that will start in Easter 2024. Thank you for wanting to be part of this exciting new process and look forward to hearing from you all via our survey. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/688f9d60-6a22-4ab0-b6b6-c0ff565b4c76 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 Sep 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HOVE | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN3 3BQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove | | Local authority | Brighton and Hove | | Electoral ward | Central Hove | | Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 11 Sep 2023 at 14:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/688f9d60-6a22-4ab0-b6b6-c0ff565b4c76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/688f9d60-6a22-4ab0-b6b6-c0ff565b4c76 11th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/5INMRH/ ## Notice URLs - http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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