--- title: "Key Worker Service for Children & Young People" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077df8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077df8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077df8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077df8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-09-30" --- # Key Worker Service for Children & Young People Buyer: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077df8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077df8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077df8.json) ## Summary Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a community key worker service for children and young people aged 0–25 with learning disabilities and/or autism in West Yorkshire. The service provides dedicated key workers to assess needs, engage with children and families, coordinate care, advocate and manage cases over time. It brings together NHS services, local authorities, education providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise partners. The work includes support for high-risk and complex cases, including safeguarding-sensitive situations, and participation in Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education and Treatment Reviews. Its aims are to prevent hospital admissions and escalation, improve coordination across services, and improve outcomes and experiences for children, young people and families. The process used the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider Process, without a published competition. Barnardo’s was selected for the single service lot, and the contract is recorded as active and signed. The published description calls this an intention to award and says the formal award is subject to the Provider Selection Regime. The initial contract term is three years, with options for two further 12-month extensions. The evaluation weighted quality and innovation at 30%, value at 25%, integration, collaboration and sustainability at 20%, inequalities and choice at 15%, and social value at 10%. The notice gives 12 October 2026 as the deadline for representations by providers. The bid statistics record two bids and a single valid bid value of £5,019,768. This award shows demand for a substantial, joined-up children’s health and support service, requiring more than individual casework: a credible provider must coordinate across NHS, local authority, education and voluntary-sector partners and manage complex cases, including safeguarding-sensitive situations. Relevant experience includes person-centred support for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism, advocacy, care coordination and ongoing case management, as well as participation in Dynamic Support Registers and Care, Education and Treatment Reviews. The chosen provider must be able to demonstrate how its service can prevent escalation and hospital admission and improve outcomes and family experience. For a future competition, suppliers should be ready to evidence quality and innovation, integration and collaboration, sustainability, attention to inequalities and choice, and social value alongside value for money. ## 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 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. Additional information: 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) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. 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) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12/10/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to helen.norris13@nhs.net Award decision-makers; Claire Atkinson West Yorkshire Keyworker Health Lead Keir Shillaker Programme Director: Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Shelley Russell West Yorkshire Programme Manager - Learning Disability and Autism Programme and Neurodiversity Programme. There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. Options: Initial 3 year term with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods. ### Procurement Information Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider Process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092540-2026 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust | | Locality | SHIPLEY | | Postcode area | 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 | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Barnardo's | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 16:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092540-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://barnardos.org.uk - https://www.bdct.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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