GM Keyworker Services

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
North West

Delivery of keyworking services for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The service focuses on improving access to care, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice for service users within the integrated care system.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £3.3m; As published
Published: 2 March 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 1 April 2025; Barnardo's
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist keyworker support services for children and young people living with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
2 March 2026
Contract awardedto Barnardo's
1 April 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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The buyer

Type: NHS and health body
Autism support contracts, 24 months: 4
Open autism support tenders: 0
Typical autism support contract: £124k

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How it compares

16.3× the typical autism support contract (£203k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1077607/gm-keyworker-services
Buyer reference: Not published
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. GM Keyworker Services. Contract award, 2 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1077607/gm-keyworker-services (accessed 12 October 2026).