Contract

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Community Autism Support Service

  • Warwickshire County Council
  • NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB
  • Coventry City Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-002608

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0372f7

Published 27 January 2023, 12:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Warwickshire County Council

Shire Hall,Market Square

WARWICK

CV344RL

Contact

Manjit Nagra

Email

manjitnagra@warwickshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1926412026

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG13 - Warwickshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.warwickshire.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB

Westgate House Market Street

Warwick

CV34 4DE

Email

cwicb.contactus@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG13 - Warwickshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.happyhealthylives.uk/integrated-care-board

one.1) Name and addresses

Coventry City Council

3 Upper Precinct

Coventry

CV1 1FS

Email

susan.byatt@coventry.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG33 - Coventry

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.coventry.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Community Autism Support Service

Reference number

CSW- 13309

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
    • DA28 - Social service
    • DA29 - Social work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) on behalf of Coventry and Warwickshire integrated Care Board (ICB) and Coventry City Council is seeking to commission a Collaboration where each provider has an individual contract with the Council, with one

provider playing the co-ordination role of the partnership.

This service model is the preferred option for service delivery by all partners. However, we also would accept tender submissions from one provider who can demonstrate they are able

to deliver the full service specification.

The approach of delivery should be community-first and outcome-focused. It is envisaged that "One Front Door" (Single Point of Entry) is offered to simplify access into the pool of services that are operating under a shared visual identity/brand, through a Collaborative Partnership model.

The service will be available all year round to individuals who live in Warwickshire or Coventry

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG13 - Warwickshire
Main site or place of performance

Generally within the County Council boundaries of Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council but also may be outside the boundaries

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This service will include the following elements:

• Improved and coproduced offer of information and advice provided in an accessible format, including promotional resources to market that offer;

• Support for children, young people and adults awaiting an autism assessment and those diagnosed with autism residing in Coventry and Warwickshire, their siblings and parents/carers/family members (incl. 1:1 support, group support, peer support) provided as a blended online and face to face outreach offer;

• Autism awareness sessions for parents and family members of autistic children and young people, and adults;

• A Navigation function as front door for queries related to autism, assessment process and support available to people pre-assessment, post diagnosis and their parents/carers/family

members;

• Mentoring roles which will be aimed at providing guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modelling as well as low-moderate level of Mental Health support to those using the

service;

• Working closely with specialist services such as Keyworkers or Intensive Support Service to facilitate step down for those individuals whose complex needs were stabilised, and they are

able to live in their local communities with non-specialist support; equally the service will facilitate a step-up provision to refer people they support to specialist services, as appropriate;

• Supporting those people whose needs do not meet social care eligibility criteria or where social care package of care does not meet some, non-eligible needs, which fall within the remit of this service (such as e.g. emotional needs or ability to maintain education or employment);

• Autism awareness and support to professionals working with people awaiting a neurodevelopmental assessment, those diagnosed with autism, and their families.

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract term will be for 2 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the

successful applicant


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-027895


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CSW - 13309

Title

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Community Autism Support Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Coventry and Warwickshire MIND

Wellington Gardens, Windsor Street,

Coventry,

CV1 3BT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG33 - Coventry
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address

https://cwmind.org.uk/

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,040,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CSW - 13309

Title

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Community Autism Support Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Act for Autism

7 Eastnor Grove

Leamington Spa

CV31 1LS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG13 - Warwickshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address

https://actforautism.co.uk/home

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £160,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CSW - 13309

Title

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Community Autism Support Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Autism West Midlands

Kings Norton Business Centre, Imperial Court, Sovereign Road,

Kings Norton

B30 3ES

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG3 - West Midlands
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address

https://autismwestmidlands.org.uk/

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council and partners, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. These changes may include (but are not limited to): -

• Increases or decreases in funding - this will usually be due to reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council and partners' budget setting processes, It may also

be as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract but which are provided to increase the volume of services delivered.

• This contract is being funded either in full or in part by the Improved Better Care Fund and is therefore impacted by and is subject to any national or local decisions relating to the

Better Care Fund and associated Policy Framework

• Changes in legislation that may for example require the inclusion of new customer groups

• The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract

• Opportunities offered by emerging/ new technologies

• Ongoing performance monitoring indicating a change required in allocations made for each service element from the overall funding amount