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title: "Specialised Healthcare Tasks"
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# Specialised Healthcare Tasks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-healthcare-tasks-ocds-h6vhtk-051178). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Essex County Council, in partnership with the Integrated Care Boards covering Essex, are seeking to commission a Specialist Healthcare Tasks service that will provide competency-based training and support the delegation of certain healthcare tasks to support workers, working with children and young people up to the age of 19 in education and other support settings. The existing Specialist Healthcare Tasks Service was jointly commissioned in 2003 to ensure that children and young people with identified medical needs access the community and enjoy the same opportunities as their peers. Staff delivering the training must have the appropriate clinical competence to train, assess and delegate delivery of healthcare tasks to support workers. The training programme must include information on: Published service areas include: social care services, including overnight respite staff supporting Essex County Council's two overnight respite centres, and Essex short break foster carers.…

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,257,436 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory services provided by nurses
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-healthcare-tasks-ocds-h6vhtk-051178#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051178`

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## Description
Essex County Council, in partnership with the Integrated Care Boards covering Essex, are seeking to commission a Specialist Healthcare Tasks service that will provide competency-based training and support the delegation of certain healthcare tasks to support workers, working with children and young people up to the age of 19 in education and other support settings.
The existing Specialist Healthcare Tasks Service was jointly commissioned in 2003 to ensure that children and young people with identified medical needs access the community and enjoy the same opportunities as their peers. It is expected that the service will be provided to a range of staff working with these young people, including Special Educational Needs School transport providers, identified Essex Social Care staff, short break Foster Carers, Education staff supporting children with medical needs in local schools and settings; and workers supporting young people who access Essex short breaks. Commissioners are seeking to continue delivery of this service.
The Children & Families Act (2014) states that local authorities and health should jointly commission services to respond to needs of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) and that health services are able to co-operate with schools supporting children with medical conditions. This service is an example of co-commissioning and good practice.
Please refer to the Indicative Activity Plan for detailed data relating to activity during the period April 2023- September 2024.
The service should meet the priorities identified by service users, including short break providers, and schools. These priorities are:
•	Robust, high quality, reliable service delivery;
•	Service delivery is responsive and enables children to access provision in a timely way, including attendance at school;
•	Competency based training and assessment leaves carers and staff confident in the delivery of health tasks for children and young people in their care;
•	Reminders to staff when their training and competency is due to be reviewed is important, to ensure the ongoing safety of the child.
The Specialist Healthcare Tasks Service should deliver good quality competency-based healthcare training, assessment and delegation to support workers in order to meet the bespoke care needs of children and young people that will enable them to access and attend a range of settings and make progress in education.
Staff delivering the training must have the appropriate clinical competence to train, assess and delegate delivery of healthcare tasks to support workers. All training, assessment and delegation should be underpinned by an evidence-based methodology and process which complies with all relevant professional standards. The provider of the service will also ensure there is a robust governance framework in which to deliver all aspects of this service.
This service will be open to support workers, working with children and young people aged up t...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-healthcare-tasks-ocds-h6vhtk-051178)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85141220
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 01/10/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022661-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-19T13:16:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T06:52:30.010Z
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