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CN250453 - Practice Educators Service to Short Breaks

Kent County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Kent County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: cpd-peopleteam@kent.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
252699.0 GBP
Published
22 Dec 2025, 14:20
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Feb 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Jan 2029, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80320000 - Medical education services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Practice Educator Service supports short breaks units across Kent who provide overnight care for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs by providing specialist training for staff in the units. This enables the children and young people to have access to short breaks services in a residential setting. It is part of a wider suite of services within the Kent's Children's Specialist Nursing Services. The KCC short break units provide children and young people, aged 5 -18 who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or severe global development delay with associated complex behaviours or needs, who are registered with a GP in Kent, a time away from their parents/carers and where they can access a range of social and recreational opportunities and experiences with appropriate support. The Practice Educator service offer are provided at the five sites led by KCC Registered Managers and a team of support workers at: Windchimes (Herne Bay) Fairlawn (Ashford) Bluebells (Maidstone) Treetops (Dartford) Sunrise (Southborough).

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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