Grant-Funding Programme Open – Community Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
22 May 2026
Published
27 April 2026
Type
services
Overview
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is proposing to establish a range of provision to deliver community short breaks for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The Council is proposing to commission, via a grant funding programme, a range of providers that can collectively deliver a diverse community short breaks offer based on what families and young people have told us they need.
Provision will commence on 1 October 2026. Please note, no applications will be accepted via the YORtender portal.
This advert is being used to advertise the opportunity only. All applications must be made by contacting the above email address.
Key points
- Tier 1 Specialist support – 1:1 staff to child ratio for young people with complex SEND and/or behavioural needs. Personal care and/or support with medication may be required. Nursing support may be required to support children and young people with more complex medical needs within some tier 1 community short breaks provision.
- Tier 2 Targeted support – Standard offer of 1:3 or lower (1:4, 1:5+ etc) staff to child ratio, with the ability for some providers to offer 1:2 support where appropriate. Tier 2 support is for children and young people that do not need specialist support of tier 1 but are unable to access universal/mainstream provision. Both tiers of support need to be delivered as activity-based group sessions.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1 October 2026
Submission
The deadline to submit applications is Friday 22nd May at 12 noon, with a deadline to submit all clarifications to the above email address by Friday 15th May.
Contact & helpdesk
If your organisation wishes to apply and seek further information, please contact childrenscommissioning@barnsley.gov.uk to request an application pack.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
YMCA Barnsley
1 contract wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Oct 2027£58,541
total awarded
- 2
Age UK
1 contract wonlatest 12 May 2025£412,212
total awarded
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
27 April 2026
Submission deadline
22 May 2026
Notice type
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Source
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