SCHLD00113

The purpose of the Service is to enable Customers who reside in the Contract Area and who are also aged seventeen(17) years and over with a Learning Disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition to access Accommodation Based Respite Service at a five (5) bedded residential unit in Burton-Upon-Trent and a ten (10) bedded residential unit in Cannock, Staffordshire. The objective of the Service is to provide the best possible accommodation based respite service in accordance with the lifestyle and wishes of each individual Customer and their family, incorporating a person centred philosophy of service delivery and promoting each Customer’s ability to develop an awareness with practical application and encouragement to express their rights, inclusion, choice and independence. For the avoidance of doubt this shall include the provision of respite services for Customers with complex needs (including health needs) who may also display behaviours that challenge the service and others residing within the service. CONTRACT START DATE: 01/04/16 INITIAL CONTRACT PERIOD: 2 years OPTIONAL EXTENSION PERIOD(S): 1 year plus a further 1 year FINISH DATE (inc. extensions): 31/03/2020