Planning

Autism Support Services

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

28 Oct 2022 at 22:39

Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham City Council is looking to commission Autism Support Services as part of the Supporting Families programme. The procurement process is at the planning stage, with a deadline of 4th November 2022 for questionnaire submission. The service will involve working with the Birmingham Children's Trust Early Help Service to provide interventions for children with autism and their families. The contract is expected to start in April 2023 and last for 2 years until March 2025.

This tender provides an opportunity for organisations to collaborate with the Birmingham City Council and contribute to improving outcomes for children with autism. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender are those with expertise in social work, supporting government services, and delivering interventions for children and families. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this competitive tender process.

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Notice Title

Autism Support Services

Notice Description

Birmingham's Supporting Families programme is a response to the Governments Supporting Families grant. The Supporting Families Programme provides targeted interventions for families experiencing multiple problems including domestic abuse, crime and antisocial behaviour, poor school attendance, unemployment, mental and physical health and children in need of help and protection. The key principles of the Supporting Families Programme include the following: * Whole family working - Problems experienced by family members are often interconnected. A keyworker builds a relationship with the whole family. They complete one assessment for the whole family, coordinate services around a single plan and offer support and challenge. * Multi-agency working - Multiple professional agencies cooperate and share information in a joined-up approach to supporting families and protecting children. * Focus on outcomes and data - The programme requires areas to establish an outcomes framework across multiple services and encourages them to achieve those outcomes by tracking them over time. The Trust are looking to commission a service that will provide joint working with the Birmingham Children's Trust Early Help Service. The Early Help service consists of one Early Help team in each of the 10 localities across Birmingham. The service will provide direct interventions to children with diagnosed autism and those undiagnosed but displaying behaviours which could be a result of autism, and their families. The specialist interventions will be specifically related to support associated with the child's autism. The brief will also include upskilling practitioners within the Early Help service by offering advice, guidance and training on autism enabling practitioners to respond effectively to families; and deliver group work to parents for eg Cygnet. Subject to the outcome of the Market Sounding, BCT intends to seek a suitable Provider to deliver this service, through a competitive tender process. The Trust would be looking to commence the tender in December 2022, with an intention for the new service to commence approx April 2023. The contract would be for a period of 2 years, April 2023 until March 2025. The contract may be renewed after the 2nd year subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. We would like to hear from organisations who wish to work with BCT to deliver both excellent outcomes for children and young people with autism and value for money. Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the market sounding exercise. BCT has developed a questionnaire that they would like interested parties to complete. We will then decide on the next phase of engagement based on the outcome of the Market Sounding. Deadline for questionnaire submission and participation: Noon, Friday 4th November 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffa06ab3-e75a-45a4-b53a-fb0b94443c76
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

75130000 - Supporting services for the government

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cps@birmingham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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