Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Community Autism Support Service

Tender description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) on behalf of Coventry and Warwickshire integrated Care Board (ICB) and Coventry City Council is seeking to commission a Collaboration where each provider has an individual contract with the Council, with one provider playing the co-ordination role of the partnership. This service model is the preferred option for service delivery by all partners. However, we also would accept tender submissions from one provider who can demonstrate they are able to deliver the full service specification. The approach of delivery should be community-first and outcome-focused. It is envisaged that "One Front Door" (Single Point of Entry) is offered to simplify access into the pool of services that are operating under a shared visual identity/brand, through a Collaborative Partnership model. The service will be available all year round to individuals who live in Warwickshire or Coventry Lot 1: This service will include the following elements: • Improved and coproduced offer of information and advice provided in an accessible format, including promotional resources to market that offer; • Support for children, young people and adults awaiting an autism assessment and those diagnosed with autism residing in Coventry and Warwickshire, their siblings and parents/carers/family members (incl. 1:1 support, group support, peer support) provided as a blended online and face to face outreach offer; • Autism awareness sessions for parents and family members of autistic children and young people, and adults; • A Navigation function as front door for queries related to autism, assessment process and support available to people pre-assessment, post diagnosis and their parents/carers/family members; • Mentoring roles which will be aimed at providing guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modelling as well as low-moderate level of Mental Health support to those using the service; • Working closely with specialist services such as Keyworkers or Intensive Support Service to facilitate step down for those individuals whose complex needs were stabilised, and they are able to live in their local communities with non-specialist support; equally the service will facilitate a step-up provision to refer people they support to specialist services, as appropriate; • Supporting those people whose needs do not meet social care eligibility criteria or where social care package of care does not meet some, non-eligible needs, which fall within the remit of this service (such as e.g. emotional needs or ability to maintain education or employment); • Autism awareness and support to professionals working with people awaiting a neurodevelopmental assessment, those diagnosed with autism, and their families. Additional information: The contract term will be for 2 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant