# Short Breaks for children with disabilities and additional needs - Flexible Framework

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by London Borough of Sutton.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [London Borough of Sutton](/buyers/london-borough-of-sutton/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [barnardo's](/suppliers/barnardo-s/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £5,500,000
- Award date: 24 November 2023
- Published: 19 February 2025
- Contract start: 1 December 2023
- Contract end: 30 November 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b0f12d91-ec45-4f7d-8743-26916fa33cb4-827815
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a74077bd-2e04-4de2-a005-dbf245bdb7b9

## Description

The Council intends to commission portage and short breaks services which deliver age appropriate activities for Children With Disabilities and Additional Needs\. Activities will provide a supportive and nurturing service for children and give parents and carers the opportunity to have a break from caring\.\\r \\r The provision of a wide range of short break activities for children with disabilities and additional needs will help to support families, give children the best start in life and help children to develop at key life stages\. We want to commission services for children with disabilities and additional needs to support positive outcomes in family resilience, social integration and independence\. These services should help families to give children with disabilities and additional needs the best start in life and support development through key life stages\. They should support children with disabilities and additional needs to be part of their community, to take part in wider activities to achieve positive life outcomes and support independence\.\\r \\r The London Borough of Sutton will commission this service in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 \(Light Touch Regime for Health and Social Care\) allowing the commissioning of this contract by means of a Lot based, Flexible Framework which will be re-opened periodically as detailed within the tender documentation during the 5 year framework duration\.\\r \\r It should be noted that it is the Authorities intention to undertake mini competitions for Lots 1 and 3 in the Autumn 2023 and as a result, issue contracts under those Lots for a period of up to five years \(i\.e\. three years with provision to extend for up to two years\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0f12d91-ec45-4f7d-8743-26916fa33cb4-827815)