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title: "Autism Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e695"
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buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY"
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# Autism Support Service

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e695

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the Autism Support Service, led by Birmingham Children's Trust Community Interest Company, focuses on addressing the rapidly growing need for autism-related support in Birmingham. The contract, valued at £491,096 for a year, begins on 1st April 2026, with potential extensions to March 2029 based on performance and funding. Suppliers interested in competing for this service needed to submit their tenders by noon on 2nd January 2026. The service, located in Birmingham, falls under the health and social work industry category, with obligations including direct intervention and support for children and young people with autism, along with practitioner training under the Trust Early Help Service. The procurement followed a competitive flexible procedure administered through Birmingham's free-to-use e-tendering system, ensuring streamlined submission of bids.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in autism support services, particularly those with a focus on health and social services. Organisations adept at delivering comprehensive interventions and training to practitioners can leverage the significant demand in Birmingham, given the region's autism prevalence surpasses national averages. The structured service requirements ensure firms can align their offerings within the Trust's Early Help framework, providing direct benefit to the local community. Large-scale and voluntary sector enterprises familiar with working in partnership with public authorities, like Barnardo's, which successfully secured the contract, are well-positioned to compete in such procurement processes.

## Notice

Autism is one of the fastest-growing areas of need in Birmingham. There are over 4,000 school-aged children with an autism diagnosis across the city, which is a higher prevalence than national averages, indicating a significant local need. In 2022 autism had increased by 25% over three years. Throughout the UK autism prevalence in children is estimated at 1-3% of the population, with recent studies suggesting 1 in 36 children aged eight years have an autism diagnosis. The commissioned service will provide a joint working model within the Trust Early Help Service. The Early Help service consists of one Targeted Family Help team and a Voluntary sector team in each of the 10 districts across Birmingham and the commissioned service will also need to align with The Family Hub offer. The commissioned service will provide direct interventions to children and young people with autism and their families. The specialist interventions will be specifically related to support associated with the child or young person's autism. The brief will also include upskilling practitioners within the Early Help service, offering advice, guidance and training on autism enabling practitioners to respond effectively to families, this will include providing shadowing opportunities for recently trained staff from the partnerships. The duration of the contract will be for one year, with the option to extend for up to two years (1 + 1 + 1), commencing on 1st April 2026. The contract will be reviewed on an annual basis with a break clause after March 2027, and each subsequent year; with the continuation of the contract based on funding availability and performance. The contract value for the year is PS491,096. A Pipeline Notice was published on the 05 June 2025 (2025/S 000-030365) and a Planned Procurement Notice was published on 05 May 2025 (2025/S 000-030347). The Trust will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 2nd January 2026 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034108-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £491,096 |
| Lots value | £491,096 |
| Awards value | £587,394 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B6 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85321000 - Administrative social services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2026 at 10:35 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034108-2026
- 18 Mar 2026 at 09:22 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024368-2026
- 21 Nov 2025 at 15:57 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076155-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034108-2026
  15th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024368-2026
  18th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076155-2025
  21st November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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