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
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
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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.
Key facts
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
Location
- 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
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
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Aspens Charities (amqj
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
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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