A Review of the Demand, Capacity and Design of Neurodevelopmental Services

Tender description

This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract to review the demand, capacity and design of ND services for children, young people and adults in Wales in order to develop recommendations and evidence-informed options for improvements to services. The Contract is for the delivery of the Services as described in the Specification and the main objectives of the project are as follows: Initial requirement • To assess the demand, capacity and design of ND services for children, young people and adults across the seven Health Boards • To identify issues, bottlenecks, constraints and gaps that are impacting on the ability to deliver timely and high-quality services • To understand how the transition between children’s and adults’ services is managed and identify where improvements could be achieved • To identify existing good practice and consider how it could be integrated into a national approach • To consider the feasibility, as well as potential advantages and disadvantages, of alternative structures and models of service delivery, including a holistic all-age, pan-NDC model • To consider implications of the forthcoming Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services, which will place statutory duties on health and local authorities to deliver services for autistic people and their carers; and also consider the implications of other relevant policies and work streams • To consider the current and potential future impact of the following on capacity of ND services: wider autism/ND services such as those provided by CAMHS, local authorities, and national and local third sector services; autism/ND services provided through non-devolved functions such as the criminal justice system and welfare support services; third sector grant scheme projects currently funded by the Welsh Government between April 2020 and March 2023; and initiatives such as the Do-It profiler pilot • To consider the current and potential future impact of the design and delivery of ND services on individuals with protected characteristics as set out in the Equality Act 2010; on the ability to implement the ‘Active Offer’ as set out in More than just words… , and comply with the Welsh language standards; and for Carers • To develop recommendations/options for improvements to services to address current demand, capacity and design issues, and any gaps in provision Additional requirement (potential contract extension) • To facilitate a working group to identify feasible and sustainable options for improvement to children’s and adults’ ND services, taking into account all the evidence generated as part of the review • To develop two proposals for a national ND service model that would improve and maximise the timeliness and quality of services – one which could be achieved within the existing budget and another which could be achieved with an increased budget. • To develop a workforce strategy to support proposals for future ND services.