--- title: "Market Engagement - Autism Post 18 Specialist Care Support and Education" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THURROCK BOROUGH COUNCIL - ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR" published: "2019-09-24" --- # Market Engagement - Autism Post 18 Specialist Care Support and Education Buyer: THURROCK BOROUGH COUNCIL - ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef94bd8b-a7d3-40a9-9f2a-82a3f485e70e.json) ## Summary Thurrock Borough Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process entitled "Market Engagement - Autism Post 18 Specialist Care Support and Education". This tender aims to develop a dedicated service to support young people with autism and challenging behaviours transitioning from school to independence within the Thurrock area, located in Essex, England. The market engagement event is scheduled for 1st October 2019, starting at 10am at The Community House, Sherfield Road, Grays. Interested parties are required to RSVP by 2pm on 27th September 2019. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses in the fields of special education services and social work. Companies that offer innovative care solutions, especially those utilising various methodologies beyond the established Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) approach, will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to engage, as they may provide meaningful contributions to the development of support services for young individuals with autism in their local communities. ## Notice Introduction and Background Thurrock Council is looking to develop a specialist service to deliver support to young people with autism and behaviour that challenges services as they move on from school. This is to enable young people to remain within their local communities, family homes or their own accommodation. In Thurrock specialist educational support using Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support (ABA) is delivered in one our schools. Children and Adult Services have run a pilot, in partnership with a local provider, for the last 2 years using the ABA approach. The pilot has tested out the requirement for a service and has supported young people to remain in Thurrock rather than move to residential support. Whilst the ABA approach has been successful we are clear that although well regarded in Thurrock this is not the only approach and as such we welcome interest from providers who deliver care and support to young people with autism and behaviour that challenges services using different methods and skills. This market engagement event is to enable providers to come to Thurrock and gain an understanding of the borough, the requirements for this service and to have a dialogue with commissioners about service development. Requirements Providers should be able to offer a range of specialist service responses. The criteria for the young people who have accessed the pilot has been that they should be able to move on to independence with appropriate support, would be at risk of being place in residential support outside of Thurrock and that each young person would have autism and behaviour considered challenging to services. The provider should be able to deliver individual care and support for young people to learn skills to live fulfilling lives within their own community. The Event will be held on: Date: 1st October 2019 Time: 10am Location: The Community House, Sherfield Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6FJ Refreshments will be provided Speakers representing: Thurrock Council Agenda 10:30 Introduction from Thurrock Council 10:45 Key Note Address 11:00 Round Table Discussions 12:15 Feedback and Summary 12:45 Closing Remarks 13:00 Opportunities for Networking 13:30 Close Additional information: Interested parties must RSVP their attendance through Eventbrite by 2pm on 27th September 2019, link provided. Please note this is not an invitation to tender. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ad96e34-9709-473c-86be-f0e62394b47c | | 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 | 24 Sep 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 27 Sep 2019 | | 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 | THURROCK BOROUGH COUNCIL - ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR | | Locality | GRAYS | | Post town | Romford | | Postcode | RM17 6SL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH32 Thurrock | | Local authority | Thurrock | | Electoral ward | Grays Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Thurrock | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80340000 - Special education services - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 24 Sep 2019 at 08:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ad96e34-9709-473c-86be-f0e62394b47c - 17 Sep 2019 at 12:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ad96e34-9709-473c-86be-f0e62394b47c - 13 Sep 2019 at 10:14 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ad96e34-9709-473c-86be-f0e62394b47c - 13 Sep 2019 at 10:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ad96e34-9709-473c-86be-f0e62394b47c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ad96e34-9709-473c-86be-f0e62394b47c 24th September 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-autism-post-18-specialist-care-support-and-education-tickets-72662959869 Eventbrite RSVP ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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