Awarded· 6 Feb 2025
Dynamic Key Working for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties and/or Autism Service in St Helens
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Barnardo's
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:13
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Warrington. The contract went to Barnardo's. It was awarded on 6 February 2025. The contract value is £422,917.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 23 April 2025. The notice number is 016443-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050622.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is progressing its procurement process for the Dynamic Support Key Working for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties and/or Autism Service in St Helens. This service aims to provide keyworker support for children and young people, particularly those at risk of hospital admission, and extends to the most vulnerable groups, including looked-after and adopted children.
The procurement falls under the Health services category and the Provider Selection Regime, as per the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The intention notice was published on 23 April 2025, initiating a standstill period where representations by providers must be made within eight working days.
The contract is scheduled to commence on 8 May 2025, with a duration of 23 months and an annual contract value of £145,000, potentially extendable by an additional 12 months. Organisations like Barnardo's are suited for such contracts due to their expertise in handling vulnerable groups.
This procurement method is limited and without prior publication of a call for competition, suggesting that incumbents with proven service delivery records stand a strong chance.
The notice in full
Keyworker support will be provided to children and young people in St Helens who are inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital and where possible will be extended to the most vulnerable children with a learning disability and/or autism, including those who face multiple vulnerabilities such as looked after and adopted children, and children and young people in transition between services.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 23 month contract with an option to extend for 12 months via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver the Dynamic Key Working for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties and/or Autism Service in St Helens.
The contract will start on the 8th of May 2025, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of PS145,000.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Barnardo's
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £422,917
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 016443-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050622
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Electoral ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Delivery area
- East Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Mervyn Kennedy
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Barnardo's
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Dynamic Key Working for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties… contract?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Barnardo's on 6 February 2025.
How much is the Dynamic Key Working for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties… contract worth?
The contract value is £422,917.
Who is the buyer for Dynamic Key Working for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties…?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Mervyn Kennedy.
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