Children & Young People (CYP) Keyworkers

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering a Children & Young People (CYP) Keyworker Service, by responding to this opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.

The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

As per NHSE guidance, the Derby and Derbyshire Key working service will work with children and young people aged 0-25 with learning disability and/or autism with the most complex needs. The initial focus of the service will be those receiving inpatient care and those who at significant risk of admission and who are monitored on the JUCD Dynamic Support Registers (DSR). The overall aim is to ensure better care and support for CYP with LD/ASC and their parents/carers and reduce pressure on tier 4 hospitals, including reducing costs of expensive out of county placements. The goal is that CYP are enabled to live their best life, within their communities, in a place which meets their needs and wishes, be that with their families/carers or in another suitable home such as foster care, their own home or supported living etc. The Key working service will aim to ensure families get the help they need to navigate complex systems, supported by someone that they have built a trusting rapport with.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 18 months with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for a further 17 months. The contract will commence 01st May 2023.

There is an affordability threshold associated with this procurement. No bids over £491,000 per annum or £723,000 for the initial 18-month period will be accepted. Any bids that exceed these values will be disqualified.

Full details of the service can be found and are included as part of the documentation within the project on Atamis. To access the documentation please visit Atamis on the link below and access project C124364 - Children & Young People (CYP) Keyworker Service for NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome