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title: "Review of the National Learning Disabilities Workforce: Adult Enhanced Community Services, CYP Enhanced Community Services and Autism Specific Service Provision & Evaluation of New and Emerging Roles"
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# Review of the National Learning Disabilities Workforce: Adult Enhanced Community Services, CYP Enhanced Community Services and Autism Specific Service Provision & Evaluation of New and Emerging Roles

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-55984f8d-315d-4396-af23-7dff341e4e1f

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## Summary

Health Education England is conducting a procurement for the project titled "Review of the National Learning Disabilities Workforce: Adult Enhanced Community Services, CYP Enhanced Community Services and Autism Specific Service Provision & Evaluation of New and Emerging Roles." This tender, classified under health services, aims to review workforce requirements within the national learning disabilities and autism sectors. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, with an award made on 16 December 2019, for a contract valued at £101,432. The contract period extends from 30 December 2019 to 31 March 2020, and the tender originally closed on 13 December 2019.

This project presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in health services, particularly those focused on workforce development, training, or consulting within the learning disabilities and autism fields. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find this contract aligns well with their capabilities, as the review will identify service and skills gaps within the UK workforce and develop potential national solutions. Businesses equipped to address issues of autism diagnosis, community healthcare, and crisis responses would be particularly well-suited for future procurement opportunities arising from this comprehensive workforce assessment.

## Notice

Health Education England is looking to for a suitably skilled supplier to support a review of the new role requirements for the national Learning Disabilities and Autism Workforce. The review would focus specifically on three segments of the national learning disability workforce as set out below: - (1) Adult Enhanced Community Services. The workforce that are responsible for the provision of adult community services to people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are in need of enhanced support at the point of crisis or to avert an imminent crisis. (2) CYP Enhanced Community Services. The Children's and Young People's specialist Learning Disability community workforce who will deliver enhanced support at the point of crisis or to avert an imminent crisis. (3) Autism Specific service provision. The workforce that is involved in a range of autism support from diagnosis through to residential/inpatient care for children and young people and adults. The review will be co-produced and joint lead by NHSE/I and HEE and will seek to identify the types of current workforce models in operation across the UK, the structure of the workforce and typical examples of skill mixes contained within the respective areas of service delivery. An outcome of the workforce review will be the identification of service and skills gaps and potential challenges in supply that may require the development of national solutions such as adoption of new roles and/or new ways of working that would address known areas of need such as: * Autism diagnosis and post diagnosis service gaps * Specialist medical input to physical healthcare in the community * Enablement/Re-enablement from hospital to community settings * Enhanced crisis response/support for children and young people in the community The list above is not exhaustive and it is anticipated that the contractor will develop a list of key service and skills gaps as part of the development of the review that would require further exploration. The workforce review would assist HEE and its partners to understand where current and future workforce gaps are likely to be problematic, what potential creative solutions could be developed and challenges and opportunities that may be present in future implementation of any of the proposed solutions in order to shape any future investment decisions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72bf2e85-97a3-4ede-8c72-47edb44fcdf7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Dec 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £101,432 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2021 at 13:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72bf2e85-97a3-4ede-8c72-47edb44fcdf7
- 29 Nov 2019 at 11:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/420672dc-079f-4bcf-b0e5-82518e55ecd3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72bf2e85-97a3-4ede-8c72-47edb44fcdf7
  24th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/420672dc-079f-4bcf-b0e5-82518e55ecd3
  29th November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=40bb618e-0a24-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&v=2
  All documentation relating to this project can be found at HEE's procurement portal - ProContract Due North.

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

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