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Key Worker Service for Children & Young People

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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30 Sep 2026 at 16:09

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a community key worker service for children and young people aged 0–25 with learning disabilities and/or autism in West Yorkshire. The service provides dedicated key workers to assess needs, engage with children and families, coordinate care, advocate and manage cases over time. It brings together NHS services, local authorities, education providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise partners. The work includes support for high-risk and complex cases, including safeguarding-sensitive situations, and participation in Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education and Treatment Reviews. Its aims are to prevent hospital admissions and escalation, improve coordination across services, and improve outcomes and experiences for children, young people and families.

The process used the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider Process, without a published competition. Barnardo’s was selected for the single service lot, and the contract is recorded as active and signed. The published description calls this an intention to award and says the formal award is subject to the Provider Selection Regime. The initial contract term is three years, with options for two further 12-month extensions. The evaluation weighted quality and innovation at 30%, value at 25%, integration, collaboration and sustainability at 20%, inequalities and choice at 15%, and social value at 10%. The notice gives 12 October 2026 as the deadline for representations by providers. The bid statistics record two bids and a single valid bid value of £5,019,768.

This award shows demand for a substantial, joined-up children’s health and support service, requiring more than individual casework: a credible provider must coordinate across NHS, local authority, education and voluntary-sector partners and manage complex cases, including safeguarding-sensitive situations. Relevant experience includes person-centred support for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism, advocacy, care coordination and ongoing case management, as well as participation in Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education and Treatment Reviews. The chosen provider must be able to demonstrate how its service can prevent escalation and hospital admission and improve outcomes and family experience. For a future competition, suppliers should be ready to evidence quality and innovation, integration and collaboration, sustainability, attention to inequalities and choice, and social value alongside value for money.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Key Worker Service for Children & Young People

Notice Description

Provision of a Key Worker Service to support children and young people (0-25) with learning disabilities and/or autism, delivering coordinated, person-centred, multi-agency support aligned to NHS England Keyworker Programme requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide:

Dedicated Key Workers delivering:
Assessment, engagement, care coordination, advocacy and ongoing case management

Multi-agency working across:
NHS services, Local Authorities, education and VCSE partners

Support for:
High-risk and complex cases, including safeguarding-sensitive situations

Participation in:
Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education and Treatment Reviews

The service aims to:
Prevent hospital admissions and escalation
Improve coordination of care across systems
Enhance outcomes and experience for children, young people and families. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to helen.norris13@nhs.net

Award decision-makers;
Claire Atkinson
West Yorkshire Keyworker Health Lead

Keir Shillaker
Programme Director: Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism

Shelley Russell
West Yorkshire Programme Manager - Learning Disability and Autism Programme and Neurodiversity Programme.

There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.

Options: Initial 3 year term with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods.

Procurement Information

Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider Process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077df8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092540-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHIPLEY
Postcode
BD18 3LD
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE41 Bradford
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Shipley
Westminster Constituency
Shipley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Barnardo's

Further Information

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