Planning

Market Testing for Autism, ADHD and Learning Disability Coproduction Support

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

21 Nov 2025 at 16:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Warwickshire County Council, as the lead buyer in collaboration with Coventry City Council and the NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board, is currently at the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Market Testing for Autism, ADHD and Learning Disability Coproduction Support." This procurement falls under the services category, specifically health and social work services, and focuses on the UKG region of the United Kingdom. The contracting process aims to explore market interest in providing coproduction support to people with lived experience, to inform future commissioning strategies. The market engagement process includes deadlines for clarification questions on 8th December 2025 and for market testing returns on 15th December 2025.

This procurement offers substantial business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in social care for individuals with autism, ADHD, or learning disabilities. Organisations with expertise in collaborating with people with lived experience, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-suited to participate. The aim is to enhance coproduction, enabling improved service delivery while fostering employment and volunteer opportunities for individuals within this demographic. The process does not cover domiciliary care or residential support but focuses on strategic commissioning goals of the local authorities and the NHS. The project's special regime, referred to as light touch, implies a tailored procurement procedure suitable for such social and health services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Testing for Autism, ADHD and Learning Disability Coproduction Support

Notice Description

Warwickshire County Council on behalf of WCC, Coventry City Council, Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are conducting a soft market testing exercise to understand provider interest in provision of coproduction support to experts with lived experience, or Expects by Experience (EbEs), to inform future commissioning approach. Our ambition is to ensure all aspects of commissioned support are co-produced with people with lived experience and who are supported to engage, contribute and inform services planning, delivery and oversight. A tiered approach to coproduction of Autism and Learning Disabilities priorities has been delivered across Coventry and Warwickshire since August 2021, which introduced EbEs being paid for their time spent on coproducing health and social care partners' commissioning activity. EbEs are people who have recent personal experience (within the last five years) of using or caring for someone who uses health, mental health and/or social care services. These can be: * A parent or a family carer of child or young person (CYP) who has a learning disability, neurodevelopmental conditions and / or high support/complex needs * CYP with a learning disability / neurodevelopmental condition * Adults with a learning disability / neurodevelopmental condition. This coproduction approach also supports priorities outlined in the Coventry and Warwickshire All Age Autism Strategy 2021-2026 around reducing inequalities for autistic people and making Coventry and Warwickshire autism friendly places to live. Enabling participation in coproduction facilitates improved access to employment, volunteering roles and supported internships for people with lived experience. Similarly, it is aligned to the emerging key areas of focus of the Working Together in Partnership for Learning Disability Board. We are undertaking this market testing to engage with organisations experienced in working with autistic people, people with ADHD and/or with a learning disability or their parents and carers, to contribute their thoughts, views and expertise, in order to deliver strategic commissioning intentions for the Local Authority and/or NHS. This market testing is not aimed at understanding capacity to deliver domiciliary care, supported living, day opportunities or residential care and support.

Planning Information

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (WarwickshireCC) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for the portal is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home Registration and use of our portal is free. When registering you will be re-directed to the In-Tend sell2midlands site. If you already registered and have issues logging in then you may need to re-set your password. You will need to select "Log in to portal" next to Warwickshire County Council. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the portal's correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with the portal please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on In-Tend and log in to our portal to express an interest in this project and to be able to correspond with us about this market testing. The deadline for Clarification questions is 8th December 2025 at 12 midday, and the deadline for Market Testing Returns is 15th December 2025 at 12 midday.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e6a1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076174-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL

NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
marie.west5@nhs.net, procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk, procurementcontracts@coventry.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 4SA
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick Saltisford
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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