Achieving for Children Short Breaks 2025

Achieving for Children is seeking to appoint a provider or providers for the delivery of Aiming High Short Breaks Services across Operational Area 1 - London Borough of Kingston and Richmond.

The Short Breaks 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)

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 into Lots and Sub-Lots.

Lot 1 Weekend

1a Kingston only: Moderate Needs

1b Richmond only: Moderate Needs

1c Kingston only: High Needs

1d Richmond only: High Needs

Lot 2: After School

2a Kingston only: Moderate Needs

2b Richmond only: Moderate Needs

2c Kingston only: High Needs

2d Richmond only: High Needs

Lot 3: Holiday & Half Term

3a Kingston only: Moderate Needs

3b Richmond only: Moderate Needs

3c Kingston only: High Needs

3d Richmond only: High Needs

Lot 4: Buddy Project - Moderate Needs Only

4a - Kingston only: Moderate Needs

4b - Richmond only: Moderate Needs

The contract term will be for an initial period of Three (3) years with an option to extend for further two (2) periods of twelve (12 months)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.