Tender: Short Breaks Provision for Disabled Children and Young People in Devon – Open Framework (Entry Point 2)

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Devon County Council is seeking suppliers for an Open Light Touch Framework to provide short breaks for disabled children and young people in Devon, opening the second Entry Point. Short breaks are play and leisure opportunities that support disabled children to visit new places, spend time with friends, take part in enjoyable activities, develop independence and give parents and carers respite; these activities may take place in the family home, in the community or other residential settings and can last from a couple of hours to an evening, overnight or a weekend, and be offered during daytimes, evenings, weekends and school holidays. The Framework enables the council to call off individual packages and block contracts across three lots—Lot 1: targeted support and short breaks for children from birth up to 13 years; Lot 2: targeted support and short breaks for older adolescents (ages 14 to 17 years); Lot 3: specialist provision and short breaks for children from birth up to 17 years—suppliers may bid for one or more lots and the Authority may award one or more lots to a single supplier or across multiple suppliers. The Framework is anticipated to run for five years with an option to extend up to a further three years, preliminary market engagement materials are attached, and a tender launch event will be held online at 09:30 on 20 November 2026 (attendance via [email protected]).