Community support services for children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties in St Helens

Concepts

• health services
• warrington
• community social communication support services
• social communication difficulties
• community support services
• st helens children
• young people
• open access support
• social opportunities
• family activity days

Location

The service will be available across the St Helens Place geographical area

Description

This service is a pivotal service to St Helens children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties i.e. autism. The service provides open access support regardless of diagnosis, to both structured and ad hoc support which includes access to information, advice, guidance, social opportunities and learning through telephone contact, community network groups, structured programmes and workshops for parent/carers and young people, family activity days and training for professionals. The service works very closely with the neurodevelopmental pathway co-ordinators so that families going through assessment can be proactively offered a call of support and potential access to their wider offer.

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 3-year contract with the option to extend for 2 years to the current provider under Direct Award Process C to provide community social communication support services in St Helens. The contract will commence on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 2 years and an annual contract value of £73,300 (subject to any annual NHS national uplift).

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option for a 2 year extension to the initial 3 year contract duration.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

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) 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 made to the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

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) 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 made to decision makers by 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' On 15th February 2024 St Helens Place Leadership Team approved this decision and no conflicts of interested were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 22.5% Value: 22.5% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 22.5% Quality and innovation: 22.5% Representations by providers must be made to mervyn.kennedy@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk within 8working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).