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Community support services for children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties in St Helens

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

06 Sep 2024 at 09:14

Award

08 May 2024 at 14:51

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is managing a procurement process for community support services aimed at children and young people, and their families, who have social communication difficulties such as autism, within the St Helens area. This procurement falls under the health services industry category. The process has reached the award stage, with a contract awarded to ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC. The contract spans three years, starting on 1st April 2024, with an optional two-year extension and an annual contract value of £73,300. This direct award process, formalised through the Provider Selection Regime, bypasses the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract formally commenced on 1st April 2024 and is set to expire on 31st March 2027, with the option to extend potentially until 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, especially those experienced in providing support to children and families dealing with autism and other social communication difficulties. Companies with expertise in delivering community-based interventions, structured programmes, and workshops will find this contract highly suitable. The awarded contract highlights the buyer's confidence in the existing service provider, enhancing the prospects for similar organisations to collaborate or subcontract. This engagement is ideal for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in the healthcare sector, particularly in regions such as St Helens.

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Notice Title

Community support services for children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties in St Helens

Notice Description

This service is a pivotal service to St Helens children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties i.e. autism. The service provides open access support regardless of diagnosis, to both structured and ad hoc support which includes access to information, advice, guidance, social opportunities and learning through telephone contact, community network groups, structured programmes and workshops for parent/carers and young people, family activity days and training for professionals. The service works very closely with the neurodevelopmental pathway co-ordinators so that families going through assessment can be proactively offered a call of support and potential access to their wider offer.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 3-year contract with the option to extend for 2 years to the current provider under Direct Award Process C to provide community social communication support services in St Helens. The contract will commence on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 2 years and an annual contract value of PS73,300 (subject to any annual NHS national uplift).

Options: Option for a 2 year extension to the initial 3 year contract duration.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04580d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028555-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£366,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Mervyn Kennedy
Contact Email
mervyn.kennedy@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD71 East Merseyside

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADDVANCED SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY NETWORK

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