Children's Disability Short Breaks (Highland)

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  "date": "2025-07-07T12:46:54+01:00",
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        "description": "The importance of recognising the family as the critical infrastructure for the wellbeing and development of children in society is at the heart of the Families 1st strategy. A happy life for children involves a loving family within a broader system of friendships, community networks and universal services. Families will get the right help, at the right time, by the right people. Families 1st is set within the national policy landscape of UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC), The Promise, underpinned by strong Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) roots in Highland. Support from out with the family network should be available when needed for as long as it is needed.\nSection 23 of The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 introduced a legal framework for assessment, services and support to children with disabilities, children affected by disability and their families.  The Act states that \u201cServices for these children should be designed to minimise the adverse effects of disability and to enable them to lead lives which are as normal as possible. Specific provisions relating to children with or affected by disability do not stand alone\u201d.\nThe service being tendered is Short Break Care within the family home to include Waking Night Support, Sleeping Night and Day Support. Support to and from activities within the community. Help to support/maintain and/or establish/implement routine. Meet any additional specific requirements of the Child\u2019s Individual Action Plan as per their Child\u2019s Plan.",
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          "description": "1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly:\n71 - 100 Very Low Risk \u2013 Accept\n51 - 70 Low Risk - Accept\n30 - 50 Moderate Risk \u2013 subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject.\n21-29 High Risk \u2013 subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject.\n1-20 Very High Risk \u2013 Reject.\n*The following applies if no credit check can be undertaken:\n2. Please state current turnover (if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover, further discussion will be had internally with the option\nto reject).\n3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide\naudited financial accounts for the previous two years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive\nyears. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to\ndo so shall be rejected.\n4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year\nand a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to\ninternal discussion with the option to reject.\n5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for\nconsideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee.",
          "minimum": "It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded\ncontract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:\nEmployer\u2019s Liability Insurance = GBP10m\nPublic Liability Insurance = GBP5m",
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    "title": "Children\u0027s Disability Short Breaks (Highland)",
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