--- title: "Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-09-22" --- # Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc38ce6-97af-4673-9d34-29ddced287cd.json) ## Summary The Bedford Borough Council is seeking tenders for the provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough. This opportunity falls under the Social Services industry category and will be carried out in the East of England region, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender period ending on 21st October 2022. The contract period is scheduled to start on 1st April 2023 and end on 31st March 2026. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in social services, particularly those providing daycare services for handicapped children and young people, child daycare services, and general daycare services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are suitable for participating in this open procedure tender, which aims to support families and children with special needs and disabilities in the Bedford Borough area. ## 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. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4762c18-4992-460a-8a47-0104e6fe61f5 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## 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 - 22 Sep 2022 at 09:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4762c18-4992-460a-8a47-0104e6fe61f5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4762c18-4992-460a-8a47-0104e6fe61f5 22nd September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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