Adult Autism Short -Term Support Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• norwich
• welfare services
• guidance services
• autistic adults
• service users
• short-term social care support services
• an adult autism short-term social care service
• community and universal services
• effective short-term interventions

Location

Norwich

Description

Norfolk County Council wished to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver an adult autism short-term social care service. The council wanted to work with a suitably qualified and experienced Provider to work with autistic adults to prevent and reduce social care needs. We looked for an ethical provider that will deliver value for money and a high-quality service and be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. The service will aim 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.

Total Quantity or Scope

Norfolk County Council wished to award a contract to a suitable Provider to deliver short-term social care support services to autistic adults. … We looked for an ethical provider that delivers value for money and a high-quality service that will be responsive to the needs of autistic adults. … The service will work with autistic adults referred from Norfolk County Council's 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 the service user. The expected outcome of the service is that service users will gain confidence and independence, empowering them to make informed choices about how best to manage and maintain their emerging social care needs and prevent the need for more costly care.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85310000 - Social work services
• 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
• 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
• 85312310 - Guidance services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The value is an estimate based on the budget and overall duration of the contract including any extensions.