# High-quality Short Breaks services make a real difference to the lives of children and young people \(CYP\) with disabilities and their families in Surrey, enabling them to achieve the best possible outcomes\. They provide CYP with positive, enriching experiences where they can make friends, increase their confidence and improve their emotional and physical health, whilst also providing parents and carers with a break from their caring responsibilities to support their own wellbeing and spend time with other family members\. They also support positive outcomes for whole families\. In addition to this, The Council has a statutory duty to provide a range of Short Breaks to support CYP with

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Surrey County Council](/buyers/surrey-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 11 August 2022
- Planned start: 3 April 2023
- Planned end: 2 April 2030
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: af34fce0-5576-4c5d-9e33-99c0dc0ec05a-563055
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9267a0ba-a611-494d-adf8-285fa32edf2d

## Description

High-quality Short Breaks services make a real difference to the lives of children and young people \(CYP\) with disabilities and their families in Surrey, enabling them to achieve the best possible outcomes\. They provide CYP with positive, enriching experiences where they can make friends, increase their confidence and improve their emotional and physical health, whilst also providing parents and carers with a break from their caring responsibilities to support their own wellbeing and spend time with other family members\. They also support positive outcomes for whole families\. In addition to this, The Council has a statutory duty to provide a range of Short Breaks to support CYP with additional needs and disabilities \(A&ND\), and their families, and to provide these services during the day and night, at weekends and during school holidays\. The Council is commissioning a range of Short Breaks services to support CYP and their families with a wide range of types and levels of need, under the following eight Lots: Lot 1 - Play & Leisure all Additional Needs & Disabilities \(AN&D\) Lot 2 - Play & Leisure Autism Lot 3 - Play & Leisure Complex Health Needs Lot 4 - Play & Leisure Visual Impairment \(VI\) Lot 5 - Play & Leisure Complex Needs Support - for CYP with complex needs or multiple disabilities requiring 1:1 or 2:1 support in a setting Lot 6 - Overnight Short Breaks Lot 7 - Family Breaks - for whole families of CYP with complex needs or multiple disabilities Lot 8 - Innovation Fund

## Related contract awards

- [SCC - KC - Guildford Library Refurbishment Main Contractor](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-056129d2-2a3d-46e8-9429-ebe69166c223): SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
- [SCC - EK - RFQ - Ecology Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8055c4bf-7590-4b62-93d4-a9bb408833e3): SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
- [SCC - KC - St\. Martins CoE Demountable Classrooms](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9a91f3e1-1ec0-49d2-aa96-26dc8b457d03): SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af34fce0-5576-4c5d-9e33-99c0dc0ec05a-563055)