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Adult Autism Short -Term Support Service

Norfolk County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

19 Sep 2023 at 16:21

Award Notice
Tender

10 Jul 2023 at 08:19

Tender Notice
Planning

31 May 2023 at 15:04

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council initiated a tender process for the provision of an Adult Autism Short-Term Support Service. The council sought a qualified provider to deliver social care services to autistic adults, focusing on preventing and reducing social care needs through short-term interventions. The procurement, under the main procurement category of "services," aimed to work with an ethical provider that delivers value for money and high-quality services. The chosen provider, Realise Futures CIC, was awarded the contract, which is currently active. The total contract value is £1,125,000, and the contract was signed on 19th September 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialised in health and social work services to engage with Norfolk County Council in delivering support services to autistic adults. Providers offering guidance services, social work services, and welfare services without accommodation are particularly suited for this procurement. The services to be delivered entail short-term interventions and enhancing access to community services, aligning with the council's focus on preventing the escalation of social care needs. Businesses with a focus on quality service delivery and responsiveness to the needs of autistic adults would be well-placed to compete for this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Autism Short -Term Support Service

Notice Description

Norfolk County Council wished to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver an adult autism short-term social care service. The council wanted to work with a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to work with autistic adults to prevent and reduce social care needs. We looked for an ethical provider that will deliver value for money and a high-quality service and be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. The service will aim to prevent and reduce emerging social care needs through effective short-term interventions (of up to 12 weeks) and improve access to community and universal services preventing the escalation of need.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Norfolk County Council wished to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver short-term social care support services to autistic adults. The council wanted to work with a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to work with autistic adults to prevent and reduce social care needs. We looked for an ethical provider that delivers value for money and a high-quality service that will be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. The service will aim to prevent and reduce emerging social care needs through effective short-term interventions (of up to 12 weeks) and improve access to community and universal services preventing the escalation of need. The service will work with autistic adults referred from Norfolk County Council's front door and locality teams to work one-to-one on a specific need (for example to improve daily function, quality of life, overall wellbeing), put in place a light touch plan and review to achieve good outcomes, defined by the service user. The expected outcome of the service is that service users will gain confidence and independence, empowering them to make informed choices about how best to manage and maintain their emerging social care needs and prevent the need for more costly care. Additional information: The value is an estimate based on the budget and overall duration of the contract including any extensions.

Renewal: The Contract may be extended by up to 24 months at the Council's discretion.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d0ab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027681-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85310000 - Social work services

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

85312310 - Guidance services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£11,250,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£1,125,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,125,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2023Expired
Award Date
19 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 1DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Realise Futures CIC

Further Information

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