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title: "Adult Autism Short -Term Support Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Adult Autism Short -Term Support Service

Buyer: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d0ab

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## Summary

Norfolk County Council initiated a tender process for the provision of an Adult Autism Short-Term Support Service. The council sought a qualified provider to deliver social care services to autistic adults, focusing on preventing and reducing social care needs through short-term interventions. The procurement, under the main procurement category of "services," aimed to work with an ethical provider that delivers value for money and high-quality services. The chosen provider, Realise Futures CIC, was awarded the contract, which is currently active. The total contract value is £1,125,000, and the contract was signed on 19th September 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialised in health and social work services to engage with Norfolk County Council in delivering support services to autistic adults. Providers offering guidance services, social work services, and welfare services without accommodation are particularly suited for this procurement. The services to be delivered entail short-term interventions and enhancing access to community services, aligning with the council's focus on preventing the escalation of social care needs. Businesses with a focus on quality service delivery and responsiveness to the needs of autistic adults would be well-placed to compete for this contract.

## Notice

Norfolk County Council wished to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver an adult autism short-term social care service. The council wanted to work with a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to work with autistic adults to prevent and reduce social care needs. We looked for an ethical provider that will deliver value for money and a high-quality service and be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. The service will aim to prevent and reduce emerging social care needs through effective short-term interventions (of up to 12 weeks) and improve access to community and universal services preventing the escalation of need.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Norfolk County Council wished to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver short-term social care support services to autistic adults. The council wanted to work with a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to work with autistic adults to prevent and reduce social care needs. We looked for an ethical provider that delivers value for money and a high-quality service that will be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. The service will aim to prevent and reduce emerging social care needs through effective short-term interventions (of up to 12 weeks) and improve access to community and universal services preventing the escalation of need. The service will work with autistic adults referred from Norfolk County Council's front door and locality teams to work one-to-one on a specific need (for example to improve daily function, quality of life, overall wellbeing), put in place a light touch plan and review to achieve good outcomes, defined by the service user. The expected outcome of the service is that service users will gain confidence and independence, empowering them to make informed choices about how best to manage and maintain their emerging social care needs and prevent the need for more costly care. Additional information: The value is an estimate based on the budget and overall duration of the contract including any extensions.

Renewal: The Contract may be extended by up to 24 months at the Council's discretion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027681-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,250,000 |
| Lots value | £1,125,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,125,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 1DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Thorpe Hamlet |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REALISE FUTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2023 at 15:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027681-2023
- 10 Jul 2023 at 07:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019552-2023
- 31 May 2023 at 14:04 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015420-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.norfolk.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

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