Published date: 19 September 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 August 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

Location of contract

NR1 2DH

Value of contract

£1,125,000

Procurement reference

IT-217-2592-NCCT42735 - AWARD

Published date

19 September 2023

Closing date

10 August 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Norfolk County Council wishes to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver an adult autism short-term social care service. The council wants to work with a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to work with autistic adults to prevent and reduce social care needs. We are looking for an ethical provider that deliver value for money, and a high-quality service that will be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. The service aims to prevent and reduce emerging social care needs through effective short-term interventions (of up to 12 weeks) and improve access to community and universal services preventing the escalation of need. The service will work with autistic adults referred from Norfolk County Council front door and locality teams to work one-to-one on a specific need (for example to improve daily function, quality of life, overall wellbeing), put in place a light touch plan and review to achieve good outcomes defined by autistic adults. The outcomes of the service is that autistic adults gain confidence and independence, empowering autistic adults to make informed choices on how best to manage and maintain their emerging social care needs and prevent the need for more costly care.


The value indicated is based on an annual budget over a possible 5 year contract.

Award information

Awarded date

19 September 2023

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Realise Futures CIC

Address

Lovetofts Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom, IP1 5NZ

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Annie Southgate

Address

Martineau Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01603 708214

Email

annie.southgate@norfolk.gov.uk

Website

www.norfolk.gov.uk