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Community Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Oxfordshire County Council

Estimated Value

£22,199 – £270,504

Deadline

Not specified

Published

24 March 2025

Type

services

South EastGBopenCPV: 85312120
CategoryHealth & social care

Overview

To provide a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people aged 5-18. We are looking for activities to be run between Mon – Fri during Oxfordshire School Term Dates for 1-3 hours.

These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated.

Key points

  • Lot 1 After school activities.
  • Lot 2 Weekend and school holidays activities,
  • Lot 3 Evening activities and
  • Lot 4 Activities for Autistic Children and Young People, without a learning disability.

Additional details

OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision. To provide a range of creative, flexible fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people aged 5-18.

This could include family events and include whole, half-day, and/or evening activities. Activities will run during the weekend year-round and weekdays outside of Oxfordshire Schools Term Dates.

These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated.

OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision. To provide a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people aged 11-18.

We are looking for activities between Mon – Fri during Oxfordshire Schools Term Dates. These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood.

Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity. OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made.

The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated. OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision.

To provide a range of creative, flexible, fun and co-designed activities in local communities for disabled children and young people with Autism within the age range of 5-18. We are looking for a range of activities for after school, weekend, holidays, and evenings.

These Services can be designed to include, for example, social experiences in the community; sport and physical activity; experiences based on cookery, arts, crafts, design, dance, drama, and music; outdoor pursuits; technology and gaming; life skills; and preparing for adulthood. Providers can bid to run one or more of these services in one or more of the delivery areas in Oxfordshire depending on capacity.

OCC will consider proposals to deliver in other geographical areas if a justification of needs can be made. The level of provision commissioned will depend on market capacity, quality and price demonstrated. OCC may at its sole discretion exceed or exceed or reduce this level of provision.

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    Elmore Community Services

    1 contract wonlatest 15 Apr 2025

    £3m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Action for Children Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 4 Apr 2025

    £12m

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Oxfordshire County Council
Typepublic body
Total tenders241
Total spend£3,666,882,862
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Published

24 March 2025

Submission deadline

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