Newcastle City Council’s current contractual arrangements for our Community Short Breaks Offer are due to end in 2025.
The Community Short Breaks offer refers to opportunities for children and young people with additional needs to spend time relaxing and having fun with their friends, in their local community. Short breaks can also give families a rest from their caring responsibilities, and they can offer families the means to spend quality time together. This proposal relates to Community Short Breaks as described above and does not include support within the home or overnight respite.
Following a review of the current Community Short Breaks offer, and a period of engagement with children, young people, and their families, as well as the provider market, we are now consulting with parents, carers, children and young people and providers on a proposal to put in place four contracts which will be supported by a wider universal and targeted offer available to families in the city.
How you can take part
Please read the attached information about our proposal.
You can send your comments by email to Louise Fitzgerald, Commissioning and Procurement Officer, at: louise.fitzgerald@newcastle.gov.uk. The deadline for responses is 5pm on Friday 31st January.
We will consider all feedback received prior to determining the final Commissioning Model.
