Provision of Short Breaks for Achieving for Children (AfC) Community Interest Company

The short break care offer for families in Richmond and Kingston has two elements: specialist

or assessed support for children and young people with complex needs; and universal or

unassessed services. This procurement is for the universal or unassessed Short Breaks offer.

That is to say that this procurement is for commissioned universal services that do not

include overnight respite or specialist care. To be eligible for the universal programme,

children and young people must have a diagnosed disability, be aged between 4-17, and live

in either Richmond or Kingston borough. Children who are eligible for specialist (assessed)

short break care can additionally access the universal programme.

This procurement opportunity requires providers to have building based provision in either/or both Kingston and Richmond Boroughs.

Please see the tender documentation for further details of all requirements.

This procurement is divided in Lots and Sub-Lots.

Contract(s) will be for an initial term of two years with one 12 months extension period available to be taken at the discretion of AfC.

The Authority is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services categorised as ‘social and other specific services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR 2015’). This procurement exercise will therefore be subject to the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.