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Partnership Boards Autism and Learning Disability

Norfolk County Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 14:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council commissioned services to support Partnership Boards for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. The boards work collaboratively with members to co-produce refreshed strategies, annual plans and monitoring arrangements, and yearly “You Said, We Did” documents showing progress against the local autism strategy and learning disabilities plan. The requirement is a specialist health and social care support service, including partnership working, service planning, co-production, monitoring and communicating outcomes. Delivery is associated with Norfolk County Council and its local area, with the procurement seeking providers established and embedded in services for autistic and learning disabled people. The selected supplier, ASD Helping Hands, is based in Dereham and is a small voluntary, community or social enterprise-style provider. The work is classified under miscellaneous health services.

The procurement is complete and one supplier has been awarded the contract following a compliant below-threshold limited competition using an Invitation to Quote procedure. The contract was awarded to ASD Helping Hands on 17 September 2026 and signed on the same date. It covers one completed lot. The contract runs from 3 October 2026 to 2 October 2029, with an optional 24-month extension subject to funding and satisfactory performance; the maximum possible end date is 2 October 2031. Its value is £545,000 excluding VAT and £654,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The available procurement information records the limited route and the service requirement, but does not set out separate scored evaluation criteria or weighting.

This award shows that Norfolk County Council buys structured partnership and co-production support for autism and learning disability services through a local, below-threshold limited competition. A credible future competitor would need established experience working with autistic people and people with learning disabilities, strong local relationships and evidence of being embedded in relevant support services. It would also need to facilitate collaborative Partnership Boards, bring together service users and other members, turn discussions into refreshed strategies and annual plans, monitor progress, and produce clear annual “You Said, We Did” reporting. The requirement suits a provider able to combine specialist health and social care knowledge with consultation, project management, communications and outcome monitoring. Familiarity with local authority commissioning and the ability to demonstrate satisfactory performance and secure funding for any extension would strengthen its position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Partnership Boards Autism and Learning Disability

Notice Description

Norfolk County Council invited a limited number of local providers that are established and embedded in the delivery of services for autistic and learning disabled people to an Invitation to Quote procedure. Norfolk County Council is responsible for supporting Partnership Boards to shape support and services. They do this through maintaining Partnership Boards to work collaboratively with its members to co-produce; * Refreshed strategies * Yearly plans and monitor them * Yearly "You Said, We Did" documents that share progress made towards achieving the local autism strategy and learning disabilities plan. One provider has been awarded a contract following a compliant procurement process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077491
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088285-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£545,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Oct 2026 - 2 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
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 2DH
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASD Helping Hands

Further Information

Notice Documents

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