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WCC Short Breaks - Residential Overnight Respite Provision for Children with Disabilities

The contract provides residential overnight respite services for children and young people eligible for social care support. The service operates as a preventative model to support families, prevent family breakdown, and ensure children with disabilities avoid becoming care experienced. The provider must facilitate meaningful breaks for parent carers while offering opportunities for children to socialise and engage in new activities within a residential setting.

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Awarded value
£3.6m
As published
Published
8 April 2025
Awarded
23 December 2025
Living Waters Healthcare Services
Contract length
60 months
Ends 31 March 2031

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of residential overnight respite and short break services for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs.

  • Provide short breaks and respite services through overnight residential respite services for children and young people eligible for social care support, where an assessed need identifies that the individual and their family/carer would benefit from the service.

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Service contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
60 months
Extensions
48 months
Longest it can run
108 months
Contract dates
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
85000000

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Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto Living Waters Healthcare Services
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
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Warwickshire County Council

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The supplier

Living Waters Healthcare Services

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/320344/wcc-short-breaks-residential-overnight-respite-provision-for-children-with-disab
Buyer reference
WAR-0002
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe7b
Last checked
5 November 2026

Warwickshire County Council. WCC Short Breaks - Residential Overnight Respite Provision for Children with Disabilities. Contract award, 8 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/320344/wcc-short-breaks-residential-overnight-respite-provision-for-children-with-disab (accessed 5 November 2026).