NENC028 - Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside

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    "description": "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 by 11:59:59 p.m. 23 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to NENC ICB at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net. Service requirements were measured and assessed against the 5 Key Criteria of the PSR 2023 and weighted as follows with the rationale being the focus on providing a Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside with structure in place to comply with service specification and that there is a process in place to gain peoples feedback as well showing how they act on people and family's feedback. The Relevant Authority considered the service requirements, the relative importance of each of the PSR 2023 5 key criteria against the contracting arrangements, and what beneficial outcomes need to be achieved from the services. This information was used to determine what evidence would be assessed to confirm alignment with the 5 key criteria as follows: Quality and Innovation 25% Value 10% Integration and Collaboration 25% Improved Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 20% Social Value 10% Following publication of a PIN on 8th January 2026 inviting Expressions of Interest, the Relevant Authority assessed all responses and requested and provided evidence against the published 5 key Criteria and service specific criteria to evidence the identified most suitable provider's suitability. Following assessment, review, recommendation for Award Decision, and an Award Decision was requested and received through the following NENC ICB governance process: South Tyneside Alliance Committee - 11.12.25 Contracting SubCommittee- 19.12.25 Conflicts of interests were managed throughout the process. Potential conflicts of interests identified among potential project team members were assessed by non-conflicted members. Individuals who identified a potential perceived conflict of interest were not given access to project documents or included in project discussions until it was confirmed they did not have a conflict.",
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        "title": "NENC028 - Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside",
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        "description": "INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside Previous transparency notices related to this include: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001509 Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-044452",
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                "description": "INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process for the provision of Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11:59:59 p.m. 23 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to NENC ICB at nencicb.procurement@nhs.net. NENC ICB published a Prior Information Notice 2026/S 000-001509 on 8 January 2026 inviting the market to submit an Expression of Interest in accordance with the process that must be followed when awarding a contract under the most suitable provider processed defined in Regulations 6(6) and 10 of PSR 2023. As detailed in the published specification, the service requires a Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside for contract award start date of 1st April 2026. The value of the integrated service is PS500,000 per annum. The intended contract will run for an initial term of three years, from 01 April 2026 until 31st March 2029, with the option of extending for a further two years until 1st March 2031. Previous transparency notices related to this include: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001509 Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-044452 Additional information: NTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for Short Breaks Service for Adults with Complex Needs and Learning Disabilities in South Tyneside Previous transparency notices related to this include: Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001509 Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-044452",
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                "description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider Process. Contract Award Date: 24 March 2026 Services are intended to be provided: 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2031 Contract Value: PS2,500,00.00 There were no representations/reviews over the Standstill Period and as detailed previously all perceived/potential conflicts of interest were managed with no impacting conflicts of interest."
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