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title: "Essex All-Age Autism Outreach Service"
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# Essex All-Age Autism Outreach Service

Buyer: ESSEX ALL-AGE AUTISM OUTREACH SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ea62

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## Summary

The Essex All-Age Autism Outreach Service contract has been awarded to HCRG Care Services Limited by the NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. The contract is valued at £8,153,500 for a 4-year period from 1st May 2024 to 30th April 2028, with a potential 2-year extension. The service aims to provide specialist autism support across Southend, Essex, and Thurrock, focusing on reducing avoidable admissions and improving care quality.

This contract presents opportunities for service providers specialised in health services, particularly those with expertise in supporting individuals with autism. The contract involves a range of services such as sensory processing support, psychological therapies, identity understanding, and skill development. Businesses interested in supporting the autistic community in the East of England Region could compete for this tender during the award stage.

## Notice

This notice is intended to provide confirmation of an awarded contract for an Essex All-Age Autism Outreach Service providing specialist autism support to autistic individuals of all ages, across the Transforming Care Partnership (TCP) footprint of Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is intended to provide confirmation of an awarded contract for an Essex All-Age Autism Outreach Service providing specialist autism support to autistic individuals of all ages, across the Transforming Care Partnership (TCP) footprint of Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET). The contract is for 4 years from 1st May 2024 to 30th April 2028, with an option to extend for a further two years until 30th April 2030. The value of this 4-year contract is PSPS4,769,000. This will increase to PS8,153,500 if the option to extend is utilised. Both values are exclusive of VAT. The Authority invited suitably qualified service providers to submit tenders for the provision of an Essex All-Age Autism Outreach Service across the East of England Region. The Service will aim to achieve the ambitions of Building the Right Support and the NHS Long Term Plan by reducing the number of avoidable admissions of autistic people to tier 4 and inpatient services and improving the quality of life and care of autistic people in both inpatient services and the community. It will consist of a 'core offer' for Children, Young People and Adults as well as crisis offer for Children and Young People. The service will be expected to work with individuals, across a variety of settings, as well as supporting their families and offering consultation to other professionals/services to support the understanding of the individual's needs 'through an autism lens'. The service will also be expected to offer hands on, practical support to implement its recommendations, with a more intensive offer of this support for children and young people forming a 'crisis offer'. Engagement with individuals and their families tell us the importance of support being 'for autistic people, by autistic people', and there will be an expectation that that lived experience is held at the centre of the service's offer and values, employing individuals with lived experience to enhance the support offered. Areas of support will include: The type of support the service will be expected to provide includes: * Support with understanding and managing sensory processing issues * Providing adapted psychological therapies to meet the needs of the individuals accessing support (this may include art, play, music, and animal therapy) * Support individuals with understanding their identity (in relation to autism, neurodiversity, sexuality, and gender etc.) * Autism specialist strategies and skill development around issues such as, but not limited to, executive functioning, problem solving, communication, relationships, socialising, behaviour, and sleep. * Peer to peer support (for individuals and their families) to offer advice and knowledge from a lived experience perspective. * Joint working with other teams/service to support the better understanding of an individual's needs 'through an autism lens'- this may include, but isn't limited to, CAMHS teams, adult mental health teams and eating disorder teams etc. * Offer consultation and development support to other teams/services to improve their understanding of autism, ultimately resulting in a better experience and outcomes for autistic people accessing those services.' Additional information: A 10-day voluntary standstill period was observed by the Authority prior to entering into the contract.

Options: Option to extend for a further two years

Renewal: The Authority is providing for a potential extension of up to 24 months, but this is in no way guaranteed, and activation of such extension will be at the sole discretion of the Authority based on fundamental principles, particularly additional funding having been secured, as well as the performance of the provider and results of any service evaluations undertaken.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012336-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | 22 Oct 2023 |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,153,500 |
| Lots value | £8,153,500 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,153,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX ALL-AGE AUTISM OUTREACH SERVICE |
| Additional buyers | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL; NHS HERTS AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL; THURROCK COUNCIL |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HCRG CARE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2024 at 11:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012336-2024
- 1 Dec 2023 at 13:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035501-2023
- 30 Nov 2023 at 14:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035357-2023
- 26 Jul 2023 at 10:03 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021612-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035357-2023
- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/
- https://www.southend.gov.uk/
- https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/

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