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Shropshire Council

AQNV 068 - Adults Autism Community Engagement Support Service

HealthcareCPV 85300000
ValueValue not published
Deadline18 Aug 2026
Published28 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 28 Jul 202620 days leftCloses 18 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Procurement
procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
01743 252992

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The brief

Shropshire Council requires a provider to deliver Adults Autism Community Engagement Support across Shropshire in accordance with the Specification below, providing access to needs led, community-based support for autistic adults at any stage of diagnosis and promoting early intervention and prevention.

This service offers short‐term, autism‐informed support to help autistic adults, 18+ across Shropshire, understand what support is available locally, and how to access it, helping connect into appropriate services and community resources.

The service focuses on building confidence, informed choices, sharing information and strengthening independence.

Aiming to: •Improve access to information, advice and support •Improve access to support services in the community •Support earlier intervention and prevention •Improve navigation of complex statutory and community systems •Align with, and strengthen, the local autism hub offers •Offer accessible, person-centred support The role is intended to complement rather than duplicate existing services, acting as a connective function between health, social care, housing, VCSE, and community-based support.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Social-work-and-related-services./Z8MMM445MB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z8MMM445MB

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Shropshire Council requires a provider to deliver

Shropshire Council requires a provider to deliver Adults Autism Community Engagement Support across Shropshire in accordance with the Specification below, providing access to needs led, community-based support for autistic adults at any stage of diagnosis and promoting early intervention and prevention.

02

This service offers short‐term, autism‐informed support

This service offers short‐term, autism‐informed support to help autistic adults, 18+ across Shropshire, understand what support is available locally, and how to access it, helping connect into appropriate services and community resources.

03

Improve access to information, advice and support

Improve access to information, advice and support.

04

Improve access to support services in

Improve access to support services in the community.

05

Support earlier intervention and prevention

Support earlier intervention and prevention.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d5dd
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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071465-2026
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