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Awarded· 11 Feb 2025

Keyworker Service East Sussex

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Lewes, South East

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Keyworker Service East Sussex. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Lewes.

Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:18

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Keyworker Service East Sussex. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Lewes. The contract went to Aspens Charities (amqj. It was awarded on 11 February 2025. The contract value is £804,800.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 February 2025. The notice number is 004548-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ddb2.

Summary of the contracting process

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.

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.

The notice in full

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

Lots (1)

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    Lot 1Cancelled

    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.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Aspens Charities (amqj
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
SME

Values

Contracts value
£804,800

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
004548-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ddb2
CPV code
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is based in Lewes. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewes
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Electoral ward
Lewes Bridge
Constituency
Lewes
Delivery area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Sussex CC
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Robert Kitt
Phone
+44 7823534547
Address
Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England
Call +44 7823534547

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Aspens Charities (amqj
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Keyworker Service East Sussex

Who won the Keyworker Service East Sussex contract?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Aspens Charities (amqj on 11 February 2025.

How much is the Keyworker Service East Sussex contract worth?

The contract value is £804,800.

Who is the buyer for Keyworker Service East Sussex?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, based in Lewes, South East. The named contact is Robert Kitt, on +44 7823534547.

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