Procurement

CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks

  • Kent County Council

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fba4

Description

The Practice Educator Service supports short breaks units across Kent who provide overnight care for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs by providing specialist training for staff in the units. This enables the children and young people to have access to short breaks services in a residential setting.

The KCC short break units provide children and young people, aged 5 -18 who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or severe global development delay with associated complex behaviours or needs, who are registered with a GP in Kent, a time away from their parents/carers and where they can access a range of social and recreational opportunities and experiences with appropriate support.

The Practice Educator service offer are provided at the five sites led by KCC Registered Managers and a team of support workers at:

Windchimes (Herne Bay)

Fairlawn (Ashford)

Bluebells (Maidstone)

Treetops (Dartford)

Sunrise (Southborough).

Notices

UK6: Contract award notice

Notice identifier
2026/S 000-002262
Published
12 January 2026, 1:05pm

UK5: Transparency notice

Notice identifier
2025/S 000-085440
Published
22 December 2025, 2:20pm