# Market Testing Exercise - Specialist Residential Nursing Respite for Adults with a Learning and/or Physical Disability

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council](/buyers/barnsley-metropolitan-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 21 June 2018
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 8368bc11-ff61-4a46-b065-279692447679-223535
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d608ce1a-48de-4c1a-8f99-0f863be2e96d

## Description

Barnsley Council is seeking to re-commission their Specialist Residential Nursing Respite Service for Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Physical Disability in 2018 to ensure we continue to meet the needs of service users and their carers\. This residential nursing respite service is currently provided from a purpose built building providing support to adults with a learning disability and/or physical disability based on the fundamental principles of rights, independence, choice, inclusion and safety\. This Service is offered to adults with a learning disability and/or physical disability aged 18 and over, living in the Barnsley area; and • their carers who have been assessed as eligible for short breaks from their caring roles under the current carers assessment process; or • who are currently living with Shared Lives Carers who are eligible to a break from their caring role\. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year\. The carer has an assessment completed prior to accessing the service and the amount of respite they require is determined\. Please visit https://www\.yortender\.co\.uk for more information\.

## Related contract awards

- [Attendance monitoring for SEND \(SSA & Post 16\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-10b8876e-2605-4200-be5d-e6973bb7ec31): Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- [SAP Licensing Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f705ed79-9a6c-4847-aaf8-08e41f5d8b97): Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- [Provision of Attendance Monitoring Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-968c5ec6-4b50-4a28-bf0e-09ed46ab3993): Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8368bc11-ff61-4a46-b065-279692447679-223535)