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title: "Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough - AWARD"
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# Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough - AWARD

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a47055c4-b78c-443f-9caa-320762ee8127

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## Summary

The Bedford Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough. This procurement falls under the social services industry category and is open to SMEs and VCSEs. The contract period is from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026, with the tender period ending on 21st October 2022.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses providing services that give children with special needs enjoyable experiences away from their primary carers. Companies offering daycare services for handicapped children and young people, as well as those providing services to assist carers in the evenings and weekends, would be well-suited to compete for this contract with the Bedford Borough Council.

## Notice

Bedford Borough Council provides a range of Short Break Services that are designed to assist individuals who provide care for CYP with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The provision of short breaks is a statutory requirement under the Children and Families Act 2014. Local authorities are required to provide access to services that are designed to assist individuals who provide care for children with SEND to continue to do so, or to do so more effectively, by giving them breaks from caring. Local authorities must offer short breaks as part of a preventative model in keeping families together, preventing family breakdown and preventing CYP with SEND becoming children looked after. Short Breaks Services have been defined as services that give CYP with SEND enjoyable experiences away from their primary carers, thereby contributing to their personal and social development and reducing social isolation; and services that provide parents and families a necessary and valuable break from their caring responsibilities. Short Breaks Services can include day-time or overnight care in the homes of CYP with SEND or elsewhere, educational or leisure activities outside their homes, or services available to assist carers in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ada9833f-3e9a-4bfe-9a62-e11f1a507d2e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ENGLAND |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | AUTISM BEDFORDSHIRE; BDCPS; SSG SERVICES (EST 2003 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85312100 - Daycare services
- 85312110 - Child daycare services
- 85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
- 85320000 - Social services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2022 at 09:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ada9833f-3e9a-4bfe-9a62-e11f1a507d2e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ada9833f-3e9a-4bfe-9a62-e11f1a507d2e
  9th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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