The Shropshire Overnight Short Breaks Service is a specialist service delivered from the Shropshire Council owned Bradbury House, providing essential breaks from caring for Parent Carers supporting children with complex needs. Over the past 12 months PACC has supported the recommissioning of this Service, ensuring that feedback from families was central to the design and delivery of the Service.
Currently the Service is delivered by Action For Children, but through the recommissioning process the contract has been awarded to Shaftsbury from 1st April 2026 and they will become the new provider. PACC was involved in all aspects of the recommissioning, including developing the Service specification and scoring the bids. While consideration of value for money is part of the commissioning process the decision-making process is focused on the quality of the Service to be provided. There has been a slight increase in the funding of this new contract.
PACC looks forward to working with Shaftsbury in this new role. We know how much families value the overnight support delivered from Bradbury House and how important this Service is for family wellbeing. PACC will continue to remain involved in the transition period between the current and new provider and will highlight the need for regular and clear communication with families, introducing the new provider and making sure that families are aware of any upcoming changes. Individual support plans will not be impact by this change in provider and levels of support should remain the same.
If you have any questions or concerns about any of the above please do contact Sarah on enquiries@paccshropshire.org.uk
More information from Shropshire Council about this new contract is available here