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title: "Keyworker Service East Sussex"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ddb2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-02-11"
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# Keyworker Service East Sussex

Buyer: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ddb2

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## Summary

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has announced an Intention to Award notice under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regarding the "Keyworker Service East Sussex". The procurement falls under the category of Miscellaneous Health Services, specifically aiming to support autistic individuals and those with learning disabilities up to the age of 25. The procurement method used was a limited, direct award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, applicable from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027. The contract value is £402,400 per annum, with decision-making credited to the Deputy Chief Integration & Primary Care Officer and Director of Joint Commissioning. Interested suppliers can make representations until 23:59 on 21st February 2025, marking the end of the standstill period.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in healthcare and social services, particularly those experienced in providing integrated support for vulnerable populations. Businesses that excel in offering innovative, value-driven care, and demonstrate strong capabilities in collaboration, service sustainability, and addressing health inequalities will be well-suited for this contract. Aspens Charities, identified as the supplier, highlights the potential for similar charitable and non-profit organisations to engage robustly in fulfilling such contracts, improving community health outcomes and ensuring comprehensive support for those at risk of hospital admissions.

## Notice

NHS Sussex ICB has implemented the national commitment that by 2023/24 autistic people and people with a learning disability up to the age of 25, with the most complex needs, will be allocated a designated keyworker. The service provides a named keyworker for children, young people and adults up to 25 years old with a learning disability and or who are autistic, where there is a significant risk of hospital admission/s due to lack of alternative preventative support. The NHS Sussex ICB review is being undertaken across all Keyworker services in Sussex to assess the current models (including current assessment of need, delivery of outcomes against criteria and best use of resources). This will inform the NHS Sussex commissioning approach for 2026/27 onwards which the ICB plans to confirm in Quarter 1 of 2025/26, following which commissioning of the service for 2026/27 onwards will be undertaken. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime - Direct Award C) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. The standstill period will end at 2359 hrs 21.02.2025. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via email to robert.kitt1@nhs.net

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Sussex ICB has implemented the national commitment that by 2023/24 autistic people and people with a learning disability up to the age of 25, with the most complex needs, will be allocated a designated keyworker. The service provides a named keyworker for children, young people and adults up to 25 years old with a learning disability and or who are autistic, where there is a significant risk of hospital admission/s due to lack of alternative preventative support. The NHS Sussex ICB review is being undertaken across all Keyworker services in Sussex to assess the current models (including current assessment of need, delivery of outcomes against criteria and best use of resources). This will inform the NHS Sussex commissioning approach for 2026/27 onwards which the ICB plans to confirm in Quarter 1 of 2025/26, following which commissioning of the service for 2026/27 onwards will be undertaken. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (Direct Award C). The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via email to robert.kitt1@nhs.net (Ref: C335475) by midnight (23:59 hrs) on 21/02/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This direct award is for a term of 24 months, from 1/4/25 to 31/3/27. The service value is PS402,400.00 per annum.

### Procurement Information

This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process C.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004548-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £804,800 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASPENS CHARITIES (AMQJ |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 11 Feb 2025 at 13:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004548-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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