--- title: "Short Breaks for Children and Young People in Newham with SEND- Provider Event" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042244" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042244" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042244.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042244.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM" published: "2023-12-06" --- # Short Breaks for Children and Young People in Newham with SEND- Provider Event Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042244 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042244) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042244.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Newham is planning a procurement process titled "Short Breaks for Children and Young People in Newham with SEND- Provider Event" in the health and social work services category. They aim to broaden their short break services for families by engaging potential providers in a market event on 4th January 2024. Interested parties must sign up by 2nd January 2024 and return a completed form to Sheila Begum. The event will discuss current services, explain the procurement system, assess interest from providers, and focus on quality outcomes for families. This tender by the London Borough of Newham presents an opportunity for service providers in the health and social work sector to offer diverse short break services for families with disabled children in Newham. Businesses experienced in providing respite care, holiday and Saturday club services, and other forms of support would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for early January 2024 to facilitate dialogue and understanding between the council and potential providers. ## Notice This is not an invitation to tender. London Borough of Newham are working with key partners to review their short break offer, and model going forward. Under the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011, local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a range of services to help carers of disabled children continue to provide care or to provide care more effectively which allow them to take short breaks from their caring responsibilities. In Newham, the current short break offer includes holiday and Saturday clubs, and other support is also available to families that offer some form of respite/ short break. Newham Council are looking to have a more diverse short break offer for families and would like to invite potential providers to a market engagement event on Thursday 4th January 2024 from 11am- 1pm via Teams to: * provide Newham Council the opportunity to present on what has been working well in Newham and what some of the gaps are including feedback the Council has had from families; * allow the Council to explain the Dynamic Purchasing System which is currently in place to procure short breaks, and how providers can register if interested in tenders/ requirements for short breaks in Newham; * help Newham Council understand the interest and appetite to deliver short breaks in Newham by providers (both day and overnight short breaks); * understand from providers what works well in terms of short breaks delivery with a particular focus on quality and outcomes achieved for families. Please find a short form attached for your completion as part of the sign-up process for this event- this is to help us understand what you deliver as a provider. Please see section II.2.14. Additional information (optional) for access to the short form. If you are interested in joining the event, please sign up by Tuesday 2nd January 2024 and return the completed short form by this date too by emailing Sheila.begum@newham.gov.uk. Please include 'Short Breaks Provider Event' in the email subject. We will then send a confirmation including details of the Teams invite for the event. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is not an invitation to tender. London Borough of Newham are working with key partners to review their short break offer, and model going forward. Under the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011, local authorities have a statutory duty to provide a range of services to help carers of disabled children continue to provide care or to provide care more effectively which allow them to take short breaks from their caring responsibilities. In Newham, the current short break offer includes holiday and Saturday clubs, and other support is also available to families that offer some form of respite/ short break. Newham Council are looking to have a more diverse short break offer for families and would like to invite potential providers to a market engagement event on Thursday 4th January 2024 from 11am- 1pm via Teams to: * provide Newham Council the opportunity to present on what has been working well in Newham and what some of the gaps are including feedback the Council has had from families; * allow the Council to explain the Dynamic Purchasing System which is currently in place to procure short breaks, and how providers can register if interested in tenders/ requirements for short breaks in Newham; * help Newham Council understand the interest and appetite to deliver short breaks in Newham by providers (both day and overnight short breaks); * understand from providers what works well in terms of short breaks delivery with a particular focus on quality and outcomes achieved for families. Additional information: For access to the short form, please see below link to Contracts Finder notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7da4899-0976-470e-85e7-a120fc3dbed1 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036022-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jan 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E16 2QU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Royal Albert | | Westminster constituency | West Ham and Beckton | | Delivery location | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 6 Dec 2023 at 17:26 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036022-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.newham.gov.uk - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7da4899-0976-470e-85e7-a120fc3dbed1 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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