Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Cheshire East Council is seeking to commission a number of services aimed at disabled children and theirfamilies. Specifically within this tender it requires a range of community based short break services. These services are intended to be largely preventative in nature, offering support to avert family crisis, and formpart of the Council's Early Help provision.

The Social Value Act of 2012 states that the Council must ensure that, in procuring services, it will improvethe economic, social and environmental well-being of the area. Cheshire East Council aims to continue tocommission services that support the local market in services for disabled children, focusing on quality andoutcomes whilst also ensuring that all services offered represent value for money for the people of CheshireEast.