05/12/2012 - Permalink

Short Breaks development: invitation to apply for contracts

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 Shropshire Council is seeking applications from service providers to assist it in meeting the requirements of The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2010.

We are inviting applications for the following;

  • Provision of a playscheme during Easter and Whitsun school holidays 2013 for children and young people with disabilities aged 5-19 
  • A range of Short Break opportunities that will run for up to one year from April 2013 to March 2014, with the possibility of extension by one year. 

Short Breaks is a statutory programme which provides opportunities for children and young people with disabilities to participate in social, cultural or leisure activities independently of their families, while their parents and carers have a break from caring.

We wish to encourage providers to be imaginative in their proposals to enable children and young people with disabilities to have positive fun experiences away from their primary carers.

For further information regarding this opportunity and the contract application form please visit shropshire.gov.uk/disability.nsf then follow the links to Short Breaks for children with disabilities and Opportunities to Contract.

Deadline for receipt of application forms is Tuesday 15 January 2013 at 5pm.