# Provision of a Respite Service for Adults with a Learning Disability

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council](/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 14 October 2024
- Planned start: 1 April 2025
- Planned end: 31 March 2030
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 91b05651-01a3-4d26-acd3-1224d21e63d5-793586
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9cd7f21a-f6f8-4406-b6f6-c2c097f7109d

## Description

BCP Council are seeking to contract with a supplier for the provision of a respite service for Adults with a Learning Disability\. To provide short breaks for individuals to have respite for a specified period of time\. This enables the individual's carer to take a break from their caring responsibilities\. To work in partnership with BCP Council, individual clients and their families/carers to deliver high quality services that maximise the use of available resources\. To provide a flexible, inclusive service for a range of client needs and support levels\. The service will be commissioned on a block basis for the provision of 129 hours per week, 365 days a year across three beds, including sleeping nights, with additional 1:1 hours to be agreed on a case by case basis against assessed needs\. The provider will work with commissioning to source an appropriate property for this provision of respite\. There are several options: Option 1: Leasing Existing Property Option 2: Purchase Existing Property Option 3: Purchase or Leasing a Different Property

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- [Scaffolding Works Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a14f2c74-e318-4f06-b60e-8ce781af460f): Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91b05651-01a3-4d26-acd3-1224d21e63d5-793586)