# Residential Overnight Short Breaks Services for Disabled Children

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £4,925,000
- Published: 25 January 2023
- Planned start: 1 July 2023
- Planned end: 30 June 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 652189e2-680e-43e3-88bf-b1e0249060ed-608789
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-995df61d-2d36-4100-8883-9767816fc458

## Description

Leicestershire County Council \(the Council\) is undertaking a open procurement process, in accordance with the Light-Touch Regime requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, to appoint a provider or providers to supply Residential Overnight Short Breaks Services for Disabled Children\. The Council promotes a model of empowerment that supports children to live a in a way that actively considers their needs, diversity and inclusivity\. The primary aim of the service is to provide high quality residential short breaks care and where appropriate community-based outreach to children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and complex health care needs who are assessed as needing such a service by Leicestershire County Council, Children and Family Service\. The requirement will be broken down into 2 lots: Lot 1 - Children and young people with learning disabilities Lot 2 - Children and young people with complex health care needs Provision should be easily accessible to all areas of the County of Leicestershire and within the boundaries of Leicester City and Leicestershire County Council to enable children and young people to travel to and from their family and their schooling\. It is intended that the contract will commence on 1st July 2023 and that it will be in place initially for 3 years \(ending 30th June 2026\) with the option to extend for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months\. The maximum end date of the contract will be 30th June 2028\.

## Related contract awards

- [LA Maintained Schools Phase 2 Sustainability Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-867aa06f-e807-4e87-84f0-4e9c3ecfdb09): Leicestershire County Council
- [Best Interest Assessors \(BIA\) Backlog Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-87ff9fcf-98c8-4dee-b7c8-28cdbf44d894): Leicestershire County Council
- [S988](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c4914f62-6190-4f1c-8b3a-3084ab560cce): Leicestershire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/652189e2-680e-43e3-88bf-b1e0249060ed-608789)