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

Concepts

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

Location

Warrington

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.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place has awarded 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 commenced 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).