ICB Funded Short Breaks - Children and Young People

The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are inviting Providers to apply to deliver services to support children & young people with a diagnosis of a learning disabilities and/or who are autistic with coexisting significant mental health needs to access a short break.

The short breaks offer for children & young people with a diagnosis of a learning disabilities and/or who are autistic with coexisting significant mental health needs, funded by the SNEE ICB, is designed to add additionality to existing short breaks or to provide bespoke short breaks that provide the additional support for the child or young person's mental health needs that will ensure they remain safe and well in their community.

The service specification outlines a variety of ways in which Providers could support this service, including but not limited to: -The delivery of bespoke packages that deliver short breaks, -Additional intermittent support to ensure that children and young people can continue to access short breaks when their mental health needs increase -An assessment short break. -Additional support to allow children and/or young people to access a short break without having to rely on their family to support their mental health needs.

The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board would welcome applications from any Provider who could deliver traditional and / or innovative short breaks which would improve the experience of children, young people and their parent, carers and families.

The Contract will be for a term of 36 months (3 years), with the possibility of extending the term for a period of 24 additional months (2 years) beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Applicant.

The aggregate contract value is £880,000.00. across the potential 5 years, but this is the total potential spend on all short break packages, which will be allocated on an individual placement basis.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please access the documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home.

Register or login to In-tend and then select the tenders (current) tab, select the ICB Funded Short Breaks and click on express interest.

This will register your interest and allow you access to the procurement documentation.

The closing date for this opportunity is 12:00 (noon) 7th July 2023