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title: "Key Worker Service for Children & Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c279"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-07-02"
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# Key Worker Service for Children & Young People

Buyer: BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c279

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## Summary

The Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, a regional authority, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Key Worker Service for Children & Young People" aligned with the NHS England Keyworker Programme. This service is aimed at supporting children and young people aged 0-25 with learning disabilities and/or autism across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield. The procurement, informed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, focuses on delivering community health services through a multi-agency integrated care model. The process is designed to identify the Most Suitable Provider, with stakeholder engagement to be conducted by Helen Norris via email within 14 days of the publication date.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in coordinated, person-centred health services for young people with complex needs. It is an ideal opportunity for organisations with expertise in multi-agency collaboration, including NHS services, local authorities, and voluntary sectors, to enhance service quality and outcomes. Providers with capabilities in high-risk case management, care coordination, and service scalability are well-suited to compete. Successful bidders have the chance to play a critical role in preventing hospital admissions and improving care coordination, offering potential for substantial impact and growth in the health service sector.

## Notice

Provision of a Key Worker Service to support children and young people (0-25) with learning disabilities and/or autism, delivering coordinated, person-centred, multi-agency support aligned to NHS England Keyworker Programme requirements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The West Yorkshire Keyworker Service (WYKWS) supports children and young people aged 0-25 with autism and/or a learning disability who have complex needs and are at risk of mental health inpatient admission. 
The service plays a key preventative and system-coordination role across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector, operating across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

The service will provide:

Dedicated Key Workers delivering:
Assessment, engagement, care coordination, advocacy and ongoing case management

Multi-agency working across:
NHS services, Local Authorities, education and VCSE partners

Support for:
High-risk and complex cases, including safeguarding-sensitive situations 

Participation in:
Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education and Treatment Reviews 

The service aims to:
Prevent hospital admissions and escalation
Improve coordination of care across systems
Enhance outcomes and experience for children, young people and families.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062306-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | SHIPLEY |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD18 3LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | Shipley |
| Westminster constituency | Shipley |
| Delivery location | TLE41 Bradford |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2026 at 13:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062306-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.bdct.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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