The Provision of a Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) with Learning Disability and/or Autism, including Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Supporting CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Hertfordshire County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £20,871,012
Deadline
Not specified
Published
9 April 2026
Type
services
Full Description
Specialist Mental Health Service for Children & Young People (CYP) with a Learning Disability and/or who are autistic.
The service supports the mental health needs of CYP who have complex needs and present with significant communication challenges, as a result of their Learning Disability and or autism that require specialist approaches to mental health support. These often do not appear in isolation and many of CYP will experience co-occurring difficulties, such as:
- Emotional dysregulation
- Behaviours of concern[2] (includes CYP with LD and/or ASD that may show behaviours of concern that seem unrelated to mental health at first but underlying mental health needs often become clearer once support begins)
- Sleep difficulties, feeding difficulties, and toileting difficulties
- Withdrawal from usual activities significantly impacting activities of daily living (ADL)
- Sensory processing difficulties
In addition, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) provide early help mental health support for pupils (reception to year 13*) with mild to moderate difficulties who are on roll at education settings within Hertfordshire.
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Award Details
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)
£20,871,012
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Care By Us Limited
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- 2
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2 contracts wonlatest 12 May 2025£9m
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- 3
Concept Care Solutions
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2 contracts wonlatest 12 May 2025£9m
total awarded
- 5
Chelmscare Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 12 May 2025£9m
total awarded
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Hertfordshire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
9 April 2026
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