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title: "Short Breaks for Disabled Children"
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published: "2022-10-07"
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# Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-692ee554-8d3d-4601-ade9-b6f8ad3c9dc1

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## Summary

The Devon County Council is planning a procurement process titled "Short Breaks for Disabled Children" in the Health and social work services industry category. The engagement end date for this tender is 24th October 2022. The buying organisation is looking for service providers in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender by Devon County Council presents an opportunity for small and voluntary organizations to engage in providing short breaks for disabled children. Businesses in the health and social work services sector, particularly those with a focus on children with disabilities, would be well-suited to compete in this tender process. The aim is to enhance service provision and address identified gaps in the market through new service design contributions from potential service providers.

## Notice

Devon County Council (DCC) has recently developed a comprehensive Commissioning Strategy for Short Breaks for Disabled Children. This has incorporated data we currently hold that we have pulled together for this purpose, feedback from the Parent Carer Forum Devon (PCFD), Children & Families, DCS Support & Advice Team and The Disability Social Work Team. One of the aims of the Short Breaks Commissioning Strategy is to drive a more consistent and focused approach to market development thereby increasing sufficiency of good quality relevant services that will cost effectively lead to good outcomes for disabled children. Through the work undertaken to develop the Short Breaks Strategy, gaps in service provision were identified and we have outlined some of our ideas to attempt to address these gaps within our Commissioning Intentions that sit within the Short Breaks Commissioning Strategy. We would like you to support us at this early stage of service development and give you an opportunity to consider whether you would like to expand your service to respond to identified need and contribute ideas from a provider perspective to the design of new service provision.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c681702a-ae93-4565-893e-1e17162f8384 |
| 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 | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Oct 2022 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2022 at 14:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c681702a-ae93-4565-893e-1e17162f8384

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c681702a-ae93-4565-893e-1e17162f8384
  7th October 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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