How to win: Life Opportunities for Adults With Additional Needs

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There are no tender documents at this stage - this is purely to allow expressions of interest and to inform all of market engagement. Norfolk County Council intends to procure a new framework to deliver day opportunities (both hub-based and community/outreach) for approximately 2,170 adults with additional needs arising from mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autism, and/or physical disabilities. This will supersede all previous contractual arrangements for Day Services/Life Opportunities for these groups including the existing Life Opportunities Framework, introducing a single framework for adults with additional needs delivering across all specialisms. Scope of the Future Procurement The forthcoming framework, Life Opportunities for Adults With Additional Needs, will: • Cover community opportunities and support for adults (18+) with additional needs primarily due to mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autism, and/or physical disabilities. • Include hub-based day opportunities and outreach‑based delivery. • Focus on outcomes related to wellbeing, independent living skills, community connection and employment support. • Align costs across the market for

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Norfolk County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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