Tender: Provision of Countywide Autism Community Support Service – Hertfordshire County Council

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Hertfordshire County Council is seeking a supplier to deliver a countywide Autism Community Support Service offering a helpline, navigation service, peer support, social groups, and workshops and courses, with delivery expected to involve close liaison with Adult Disability Teams, 0-25 Together teams and Community Mental Health Teams. The Council will procure the contract using the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and is buying a single, centrally managed solution (the contract is not split into lots). Tenderers should note the contract will be executed as a deed, TUPE Employee Liability Information is provided and must be treated as confidential and handled in accordance with data protection requirements, and contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands; the procurement documents include the Service Specification in Schedule 1 and the deadline for submitting a tender is 12 noon on Monday 6 July 2026. The Council also highlights that potential local government reorganisation, expected to take effect in April 2028 if implemented, may result in contracts transferring to successor authorities and could require contract modification.