CP1563-18 Residential Short Breaks for Disabled Children & Young People

Update 03/07/2017 – * * * TENDER OPPORTUNITY NOW PUBLISHED. * * * Devon County Council and its partner commissioners are seeking to commission a residential Short Breaks service for disabled children and their families in Devon. The service will be delivered mainly from 4 properties throughout the administrative boundary of Devon County Council The service will support in the delivery of the Children Act (1989); The Breaks of Carers for Disabled Children Regulations (2011); The SEND Code of Practice: - 0-25 years (2014); The National Residential Contract for the placement of Children in Children’s Homes (2012), .
There will be a Tender Launch Event held in Exeter on 6th July 2018 at 10:00 to 12:00.
Providers who are interested in attending the event should e-mail andrew.simkin@devon.gov.uk further venue information and an agenda will be released closer to the date. ________________________________________________________________
Devon County Council and its partner commissioners will be seeking to commission a residential Short Breaks service for disabled children and their families in Devon. The Contract Notice for this opportunity will be published shortly alongside the Tender Documentation. The purpose of this notice is to invite potential Bidders to the Tender Launch event for this opportunity.

The Tender Launch Event will be held in Exeter on 6th July 2018 at 10:00 to 12:00.

Providers who are interested in attending the event should e-mail andrew.simkin@devon.gov.uk further venue information and an agenda will be released closer to the date. ________________________________________________________________
Update 26/04/2018 – Please see attached the slides, handouts and questions and answers from the Provider Engagement Event held on Thursday the 12th April 2018. ________________________________________________________________ Update 23/03/2018 – Provider Engagement Event further details. Devon County Council and it’s commissioning partners can now confirm that the provider engagement event for Short Breaks Services will be held on Thursday the 12th April 2018, at 09.30 until 13.00 in the committee suites at County Hall, Exeter, EX2 4QD. Providers who are interested in attending this event should e-mail jade.torr@devon.gov.uk to book a place.
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UPDATE 21/03/2018 - Further to previous communications due to issues with the short notice of the rescheduled event on Friday the 23rd March 2018 a decision has been taken to reschedule the market warming event in relation to residential short breaks. It is intended that the rescheduled event will allow sufficient time for attendees to review documents, plan to attend the event and to allow for the very best input and joint discussion. Therefore the decision has been taken to reschedule to after the Easter Break.

Further details on the new date for the event will follow shortly.

Providers who are interested in attending this event should e-mail jade.torr@devon.gov.uk

Commissioners thank you for your patience and look forward to your attendance at the forthcoming event.
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XXX IMPORTANT UPDATE XXX 19/03/2018 – Provider Engagement Event Tomorrow 20th March 2018. Due to adverse weather conditions and the risk of further treacherous conditions for travelling early tomorrow this event has been postponed. The event will now take place on Friday the 23rd March 2018 in Exeter further details will follow shortly. To book your place or if you have already booked a place and have any queries please e-mail jade.torr@devon.gov.uk
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UPDATE 15/03/2018 – Provider Engagement Event further details. Devon County Council and it’s commissioning partners can now confirm that the provider engagement event will be held onTuesday 20th March 2018, at 09.00 until 13.00 in the committee suites at County Hall, Exeter, EX2 4QD. The new Short Breaks service will include elements of services for disabled children, Children’s Homes, Special Schools and Community Services and the commissioners are keen to gain insight around these services. Providers who are interested in attending this event should e-mail jade.torr@devon.gov.uk to book a place.

Please also see attached the draft specification (including the Quality Assurance Framework) for the service and the slides that will be presented on the day which will be the subject of the discussions at the event and inform any questions or feedback.

Further information regarding the SEND strategy is contained on the local offer page:- https://new.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/special-educational-needs-and-disability-send-local-offer and on the Community, Health and Care services 2019 engagement:- https://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/children-and-young-people/how-people-have-influenced-services-103501
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Devon County Council and its partner commissioners will be seeking to commission a residential Short Breaks service for disabled children and their families in Devon.

The commissioners are currently developing their requirements and the purpose for this notification is to give prior notice to the market of their current and future intentions. The service is still in early development and design, as part of the development of the service commissioners will be holding an event in the Exeter area of Devon week commencing 19th March 2018. Further information will be published through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk closer to the date. Providers who are interested in attending this event should e-mail jade.torr@devon.gov.uk
Further venue information and an agenda will be released closer to the date.