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03 Sep 2026 at 07:48

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is procuring health and support services for children, families and professionals affected by ADHD or autism. The service covers Liverpool, Sefton, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton and Warrington. It is intended to bring together five legacy contracts, previously managed separately under former clinical commissioning group arrangements, into one jointly managed service. The work includes support for children and families, as well as professionals involved in their care. The relevant service category is health services. The appointed provider is ADDvanced Solutions Community Network, a Liverpool-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The buyer is the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington.

The procurement has reached the intention-to-award and contract-signature stage under the Provider Selection Regime 2023. The Procurement Decision Review Group approved the decision on 21 July 2026, and the contract was signed that day. NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB used Direct Award C to appoint the incumbent provider without prior publication of a competition. The contract is for three years, from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. Its value is £2,661,867, while the stated annual value is up to £887,289 plus relevant uplifts. The decision was assessed against social value (10%), access and health inequalities (20%), value (25%), integration and sustainability (20%), and quality and innovation (25%). The single lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active.

This procurement demonstrates established NHS demand for integrated neurodevelopmental support across Cheshire and Merseyside, covering both direct support for children and families and assistance for professionals. A credible future supplier would need experience delivering ADHD and autism services across multiple local authority areas, with sufficient clinical, operational and partnership capacity to replace several legacy arrangements with one coordinated service. Evidence of improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating patient choice would be important, alongside strong value management. Providers should also be able to show effective collaboration with NHS and community partners, sustainable delivery arrangements, service quality and practical innovation. Social value commitments form part of the buyer’s assessment, so organisations should be prepared to demonstrate measurable community benefits as well as relevant health-service performance.

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Notice Title

Neurodevelopmental Support for Children, Families and Professionals

Notice Description

Support for Children, Families and Professionals with ADHD or ASD in Liverpool, Sefton, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton and Warrington.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award a 3 year contract via Direct Award C to incumbent provider to deliver support for Children, Families and Professionals with ADHD or ASD in Liverpool, Sefton, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley, Halton and Warrington. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2027, expire on 31st March 2030 and has an annual contract value of up to PS887,289 plus relevant uplifts.

The provider currently holds five separate contracts with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB due to legacy Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) arrangements, these are however jointly managed by the ICB. The ICB intends to award a single contract to the provider from 1 April 2027. This does not constitute a material change.

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 by 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-06f0c9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083255-2026
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
SME

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
£2,661,867 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESHIRE
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Postcode Area
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
TLD North West (England)

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC

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