Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist Assessment service for individuals with Complex Care needs
Notice Description
This intention to award notice is for a specialist assessor service. This service is for NHS Devon ICB. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB will also be able to use any subsequent contract. The service will require registered professional(s), with experience and detailed understanding of the CHC national framework, working on behalf of the Commissioners, with individuals, with long term complex care needs. The cohort is learning disability and mental health. This service is for a small number of placements that are placed out of county and / or very complex, and need a face to face assessment. This will be an independent assessment service, that will need to be face to face, assessing/reviewing the individuals, with complex care needs, their care and care plans and undertake CHC DST assessments. Considerations may need to be given to Best Interest decisions. The service will work alongside families and multi-agency organisations and providers of care. The service will be paid for on a case by case basis and there is no guarantee of activity under this contract. The contract value is the anticipated value only. The contract duration is 2 years, with the option to extend by a maximum of 2 further years (one year plus one year).
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Devon intends to award a contract for a specialist assessor service. This service is for NHS Devon ICB. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB will also be able to use any subsequent contract. The service will require registered professional(s), with experience and detailed understanding of the CHC national framework, working on behalf of the Commissioners, with individuals, with long term complex care needs. The cohort is learning disability and mental health. This service is for a small number of placements that are placed out of county and / or very complex, and need a face to face assessment. This will be an independent assessment service, that will need to be face to face, assessing/reviewing the individuals, with complex care needs, their care and care plans and undertake CHC DST assessments. Considerations may need to be given to Best Interest decisions. The service will work alongside families and multi-agency organisations and providers of care. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The anticipated lifetime value of this contract is PS58,200 (ex VAT). The service will be paid for on a case by case basis. This is a new provider delivering a previously commissioned service. The service will be provided between February 2026 and February 2028, with an optional extension of up to two years (one plus one year).
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 decision makers by midnight on 13th February 2026 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0615e8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009678-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
- £58,200 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- d-icb.contracting@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 5AZ
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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