Provision of a Pan Essex Keyworker Service for Children and Young People with a diagnosed learning disability and/or autism

The Authority invites responses from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a (non-clinical) Keyworker Service for children and young people with a diagnosed learning disability and / or autism, from 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2025. Hereafter all references to the Authority incorporates: NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (as Coordinating Commissioner), NHS Basildon & Brentwood CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Thurrock CCG, NHS North East Essex CCG and NHS West Essex CCG. (Please note, as of the 1st July 2022, the seven aforementioned CCG's will transition into three separate Integrated Care Boards (ICB's) namely; NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, Mid and South Essex ICB and Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, which will be named as the Contracting Authorities in any future Contract Award Notices associated with this procurement. The aggregate value of the contract over the 30 months term is £2,483,405 excluding VAT (£2,980,086 including VAT), which will act as an affordability envelope for the purposes of bidding. Any bids received in excess of such affordability envelope will be rejected as non-compliant. Further information can be found at sections II.2.4, II.2.14 and VI.3 and within the Procurement documents.