--- title: "Accelerated Reform Fund- carer's breaks" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d635" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d635" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d635.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d635.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2025-01-24" --- # Accelerated Reform Fund- carer's breaks Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d635 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d635) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d635.json) ## Summary Reading Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Accelerated Reform Fund - carer's breaks," aimed at providing respite and recreational activities for carers in Reading. This project, which falls under the category of social work services with accommodation (CPV code 85311000), is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care's Accelerating Reform Fund. Businesses interested in participating must respond by 7 February 2024, as the Prior Information Notice (PIN) will expire on that date. Key considerations for prospective bidders include the ability to offer domiciliary respite services and carer's breaks, ensuring sufficient staffing capacity to provide services promptly, sometimes within 24 hours. This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the healthcare and social care sectors, especially those specialising in respite and carers' support services. Firms capable of rapidly mobilising care services and offering comprehensive carer's breaks will find a significant growth opportunity here. The requirement to support both respite care for the cared-for individuals and recreational activities for carers invites participation from well-established care providers with robust operational frameworks. Given the project's innovative nature and its backing by the Accelerating Reform Fund, businesses can not only secure procurement contracts but also contribute to a meaningful improvement in adult social care services in Reading. ## Notice Carer's breaks pilot: The aim of this pilot is to provide carer's breaks to Reading residents who provide unpaid care/ informal care.A carer is anyone who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support.NHS commissioning " Who is considered a carer?The pilot will work with carers who are 18+. This project is funded by The Accelerating Reform Fund, the purpose of which is to support innovation in adult social care and is provided by the Department of Health and Social Care. We are hoping to offer a service that:* provides respite care for the cared for person* and/ or optional recreational activity for the carers. If you offer at least one of the following services, we would like to talk to you as part of our market research . Be sure to respond by 7 February 2024. As this is when the PIN will expire. ### Lot Information Lot 1 * The Service Provider will demonstrate that they have opportunities for carer's breaks to be booked in coordination with respite care. * The Service provider will demonstrate that they have sufficient staffing capacity in order for the commissioned care service to be provided quickly and effectively: occasionally within 24 hours. * The Service provider will ideally be able to provide both domiciliary respite services and carer's breaks. * The Service provider can provide either one of the services of domiciliary respite care service or carer's breaks. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002589-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 24 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Feb 2025 | | 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 | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | READING | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 2LU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 24 Jan 2025 at 15:48 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002589-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.reading.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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