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Dorset Keyworker Service (BCP Place)

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Oct 2026 at 15:24

Award Notice
Tender

11 Aug 2026 at 09:49

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board commissioned a new keyworker service for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The service is intended to provide person-centred support, with delivery involving referrals and discharge and engagement across health, education and care services. It is a health service, rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The contract is for a new service and a new provider. The selected provider’s proposed model includes safeguarding and governance, partnership working, workforce development and mobilisation, alongside local recruitment and community engagement. These features indicate a requirement for an organisation able to coordinate support across services and work directly with children and young people and their families in the local area.

The procurement has reached the award stage: Barnardo’s was selected, and two bids were recorded. The notice describes an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime’s competitive process, while the contract data records an active contract signed on 19 October 2026. The stated contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 March 2028, with an optional 12-month extension from 1 April 2028. The signed contract value is £498,333; the extension is separately described as £230,000 per annum. The procurement’s estimated value is also stated as £268,333, so the published figures differ. The submission deadline was 10 September 2026. Evaluation weighted quality at 83%, social value at 10% and price at 7%, with mandatory pass/fail requirements. Suppliers had to complete a governance assurance questionnaire.

For a future requirement from NHS Dorset, credible suppliers would need demonstrable experience delivering keyworker services for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The selected bid was judged strongest in service quality and delivery assurance, so a clear, safe, person-centred delivery model would be central. Suppliers should be able to show robust safeguarding and governance, effective partnership working across health, education and care, and a workforce development programme suited to the service. Strong mobilisation planning was also a distinguishing strength, indicating that readiness to establish and run the service matters. The buyer valued social value through local recruitment, community engagement and bringing wider organisational resources and expertise to bear. A viable provider therefore needs both specialist service capability and the organisational capacity to coordinate delivery locally, while demonstrating affordability and compliance with core contractual, operational and safety requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dorset Keyworker Service (BCP Place)

Notice Description

The service to be provided under this contract is the Dorset Keyworker Service for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Place area. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be PS498,333 (including a 12 month optional extension) This is a new Service This is a new Provider The expected service commencement date is 01 February 2027 and the end date is 31 March 2028 (with a potential option to extend the term by a further 12 months)

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service to be provided under this contract is the Dorset Keyworker Service for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Place area. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be PS498,333 (including a 12 month optional extension) This is a new Service This is a new Provider The expected service commencement date is 01 February 2027 and the end date is 31 March 2028 (with a potential option to extend the term by a further 12 months)

Options: 12 Month Extension Option

Renewal: Extension option of 12 months from 01/04/2028 (PS230,000 per annum)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e0e0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098600-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£268,333 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£268,333 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£498,333 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DORCHESTER
Postcode
DT1 1XJ
Postcode Area
Dorchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK64 Dorset
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Dorset
Electoral Ward
Dorchester West
Westminster Constituency
West Dorset

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Barnardo's

Further Information

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