Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbb-8319-71b6-9e83-da9f3c825c36/key-workers-service-in-bedfordshire-luton-and-milton-keynes-blmk awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Key Workers Service in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) [NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-arden-and-gem-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value £2,400,000 Published 22 Dec 2023 Deadline Closed 16 Oct 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board (ICB) required a dedicated keyworkers service to work across BLMK with the aim of reducing the mental health inpatient admission rates of children and young people (CYP) with learning disability (LD) and/or an autism spectrum condition (ASC). Keyworkers were required to support CYP up to the age of 25 years with learning difficulties and/or autism (LDA) who are currently inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital, and who are rated Red and Amber on our Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and whose needs can escalate quickly. A key function of this role will be to offer flexibility in its broadest term, from delivering flexible, cross-system personalised child centred support, including face to face interventions, to involvement and access for the family, ensuring continuity of care and support as well as a strategic role supporting the BLMK Integrated Care System to ensure resources are in place to meet the needs of these children. The prospective provider needed to be: o Able to demonstrate experience of delivering the keyworker function in an ICB footprint o Able to have in place a dedicated workplace base within BLMK to accommodate key workers and key worker manager o Able to deliver Keyworker service across BLMK and able to provide face to face interventions in BLMK. o Able to demonstrate they can provide the required workforce Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) to meet the requirements the service, and in line with TUPE requirements o Able to demonstrate that workforce has sufficient training to support a young person who has a LD and/or ASC o Able to demonstrate management and delivery of personal health budgets o Able to demonstrate a good understanding of BLMK education, care and health system. It is expected that the contracts would be for an initial period of 3 years with the opportunity to extend for a further period of up to 2 years (at the discretion of the Contracting Authority: maximum term of 5 years). The indicative annual contract value for this service was £800,000 per annum (excluding VAT). Read full description ## CPV classification Community health services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6b4eed36-e3ab-4477-9ca2-d7460f4995ee) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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