Award

Key Workers Service in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK)

NHS ARDEN AND GEM COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Dec 2023 at 13:59

Award Notice
Planning

07 Jul 2023 at 14:30

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit has awarded a contract for the Key Workers Service in Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes (BLMK). The procurement was for community health services valued at £2,400,000 GBP. The tender involved providing dedicated keyworkers to support children and young people with learning difficulties and/or autism. The contract is for an initial period of 3 years, with the possibility of a 2-year extension.

The planning stage for the same Key Workers Service procurement highlighted the need for providers to fully mobilise and provide services by October 1, 2023. The indicative annual contract value is £800,000 GBP. The procurement aims to reduce mental health inpatient admission rates for children and young people. Prospective providers must demonstrate various capabilities and will be evaluated based on specific criteria. The deadline for expressing interest was July 14, 2023.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Key Workers Service in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK)

Notice Description

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board (ICB) required a dedicated keyworkers service to work across BLMK with the aim of reducing the mental health inpatient admission rates of children and young people (CYP) with learning disability (LD) and/or an autism spectrum condition (ASC). Keyworkers were required to support CYP up to the age of 25 years with learning difficulties and/or autism (LDA) who are currently inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital, and who are rated Red and Amber on our Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and whose needs can escalate quickly. A key function of this role will be to offer flexibility in its broadest term, from delivering flexible, cross-system personalised child centred support, including face to face interventions, to involvement and access for the family, ensuring continuity of care and support as well as a strategic role supporting the BLMK Integrated Care System to ensure resources are in place to meet the needs of these children. The prospective provider needed to be: o Able to demonstrate experience of delivering the keyworker function in an ICB footprint o Able to have in place a dedicated workplace base within BLMK to accommodate key workers and key worker manager o Able to deliver Keyworker service across BLMK and able to provide face to face interventions in BLMK. o Able to demonstrate they can provide the required workforce Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) to meet the requirements the service, and in line with TUPE requirements o Able to demonstrate that workforce has sufficient training to support a young person who has a LD and/or ASC o Able to demonstrate management and delivery of personal health budgets o Able to demonstrate a good understanding of BLMK education, care and health system. It is expected that the contracts would be for an initial period of 3 years with the opportunity to extend for a further period of up to 2 years (at the discretion of the Contracting Authority: maximum term of 5 years). The indicative annual contract value for this service was PS800,000 per annum (excluding VAT).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6b4eed36-e3ab-4477-9ca2-d7460f4995ee
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73d79608-d85f-43c5-b71c-2de80941f9bf
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,334,780 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
14 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
31 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ARDEN AND GEM COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
agem.procurementblmk@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2LJ
Post Town
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AUTISM BEDFORDSHIRE

Further Information

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