--- title: "Autism Support Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-28" --- # Autism Support Services Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2e91b17-25a2-44b4-af7f-a96673cbe495.json) ## Summary The Birmingham City Council is looking to commission Autism Support Services as part of the Supporting Families programme. The procurement process is at the planning stage, with a deadline of 4th November 2022 for questionnaire submission. The service will involve working with the Birmingham Children's Trust Early Help Service to provide interventions for children with autism and their families. The contract is expected to start in April 2023 and last for 2 years until March 2025. This tender provides an opportunity for organisations to collaborate with the Birmingham City Council and contribute to improving outcomes for children with autism. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender are those with expertise in social work, supporting government services, and delivering interventions for children and families. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this competitive tender process. ## Notice Birmingham's Supporting Families programme is a response to the Governments Supporting Families grant. The Supporting Families Programme provides targeted interventions for families experiencing multiple problems including domestic abuse, crime and antisocial behaviour, poor school attendance, unemployment, mental and physical health and children in need of help and protection. The key principles of the Supporting Families Programme include the following: * Whole family working - Problems experienced by family members are often interconnected. A keyworker builds a relationship with the whole family. They complete one assessment for the whole family, coordinate services around a single plan and offer support and challenge. * Multi-agency working - Multiple professional agencies cooperate and share information in a joined-up approach to supporting families and protecting children. * Focus on outcomes and data - The programme requires areas to establish an outcomes framework across multiple services and encourages them to achieve those outcomes by tracking them over time. The Trust are looking to commission a service that will provide joint working with the Birmingham Children's Trust Early Help Service. The Early Help service consists of one Early Help team in each of the 10 localities across Birmingham. The service will provide direct interventions to children with diagnosed autism and those undiagnosed but displaying behaviours which could be a result of autism, and their families. The specialist interventions will be specifically related to support associated with the child's autism. The brief will also include upskilling practitioners within the Early Help service by offering advice, guidance and training on autism enabling practitioners to respond effectively to families; and deliver group work to parents for eg Cygnet. Subject to the outcome of the Market Sounding, BCT intends to seek a suitable Provider to deliver this service, through a competitive tender process. The Trust would be looking to commence the tender in December 2022, with an intention for the new service to commence approx April 2023. The contract would be for a period of 2 years, April 2023 until March 2025. The contract may be renewed after the 2nd year subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. We would like to hear from organisations who wish to work with BCT to deliver both excellent outcomes for children and young people with autism and value for money. Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the market sounding exercise. BCT has developed a questionnaire that they would like interested parties to complete. We will then decide on the next phase of engagement based on the outcome of the Market Sounding. Deadline for questionnaire submission and participation: Noon, Friday 4th November 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffa06ab3-e75a-45a4-b53a-fb0b94443c76 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Nov 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 75130000 - Supporting services for the government - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 28 Oct 2022 at 22:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffa06ab3-e75a-45a4-b53a-fb0b94443c76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffa06ab3-e75a-45a4-b53a-fb0b94443c76 28th October 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/childrens-trust/autism-support-services/consultation/intro/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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