Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cumbria County Council
Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
Contact
Mrs Alyson Delin
Telephone
+44 1228221706
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD1 - Cumbria
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Short Breaks for Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism (West)
Reference number
DN661434
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A short break (sometimes referred to as respite) is a short term, temporary service for people who are usually supported in their own or the family home by a family member or friend who is not paid for their caring tasks. The short break is beneficial to both individuals and carers as it enables the carer to have a break from their caring responsibilities and enables the individual to have a break without the carer.
Short breaks complement the range of services currently available to adults with a learning disability and or autism and carers and forms part of the range of options available to meet an individual’s assessed needs. Short breaks can have a significant impact on an individual’s independence and choice by contributing to the care and support elements which maintain people in their own homes and enable carers to continue caring.
The aim of a short break is to enable personalised and quality informal care and support arrangements to be sustained.
A key element of the short break offer is to support an individual to gain the skills they will need for greater independence. The required short break offer is not simply a passive one of care and support, the expectation is that the Service Provider will build the service on a progression model and actively support independence.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-007823
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for Opening of Tenders
Instead of
Date
11 April 2023
Local time
11:05am
Read
Date
21 April 2023
Local time
2:05pm