# Neurodivergent Support

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council](/buyers/barnsley-metropolitan-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Autism Plus
- Award value: £55,154
- Tender value: £55,154
- Award date: 1 September 2024
- Published: 1 November 2024
- Contract start: 1 September 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 19280e58-f67e-4460-9252-05239ea0a7d1-799005
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3740392f-838d-4732-9bc5-cd8aebdbcc7b

## Description

The provider has been contracted to deliver against their submitted proposal \(schedule 1\)\. The provider's is to target the following group of people: - Economically inactive adults\. - Socially excluded unemployed adults whose needs which cannot be, or have not been, appropriately met through mainstream provision \(e\.g\. DWP's Restart, Work & Health Programme\) The provider is to ensure that 50% of the participants who sign up to the programme are economically inactive - The provider will be specifically looking to support participants who are: - Neurodivergent individuals of working age \(16 years plus\) from across the Barnsley area\. - Individuals who are struggling to access mainstream provision, or those that fall in between the gap of services\. - Individuals who have a diagnosis/ are seeking a diagnosis or suspect they have neurodivergent traits\. The provider's performance will be measured against the following outcomes: - 40 Individuals engaged in the provision\. Eligibility based upon UKSPF Eligibility criteria\.  - 35% of those individuals where appropriate moving into; Paid Employment, Internships, Apprenticeships, Volunteering or Education\.  - 80% Reporting an increase in Confidence\.  - 100% able to successfully use digital devices to search for employment\.  - 50% of participants to have been offered a mock interview\.  - 1 Employer Focussed Session focussed on raising awareness of Neurodiversity in the workplace\. 

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19280e58-f67e-4460-9252-05239ea0a7d1-799005)