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Further Competition for Neighbourhood and Partnership Development Support Partner

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

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16 Sep 2026 at 15:32

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board commissioned a neighbourhood and partnership development support partner. The requirement is business and management consultancy, focused on supporting neighbourhood development and partnership working within the NHS and wider health, social care and community system. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit managed the procurement on behalf of the commissioner. The work is associated with the Thames Valley area, with the buyer based in Oxford, and falls within the public-sector health and community services environment. It was procured as a further competition under the Government Commercial Agency’s Management Consultancy Framework 4, using the framework’s complex and transformation and health, social care and community areas. The selected supplier is a consultancy classified as an SME.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded to Moorhouse Consulting Limited following a limited further competition under the Management Consultancy Framework 4, without a separate open call. Three electronic bids were received. The evaluation gave quality 80% and price 20%. The procurement description states a total value of £498,420 including VAT for the contract’s life, while the signed contract value is £398,736 in GBP. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs for seven months, from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The process used the Light Touch Regime for non-healthcare services. The associated lot is marked cancelled, but the award and contract are recorded as active.

This award demonstrates demand from an NHS integrated care organisation for consultancy that can support neighbourhood development, partnership working and complex transformation across health, social care and community services. Competitors would need a credible track record of delivering comparable organisational or service transformation support for public-sector, health or community-system clients, together with the ability to work across multiple partners rather than for a single organisation. The strong weighting for quality indicates that demonstrable delivery approach, relevant expertise, understanding of integrated care and the ability to produce effective support would be central to competing successfully. Suppliers familiar with the Management Consultancy Framework 4 route, including its complex and transformation or health, social care and community scope, would be well placed when this type of requirement next returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Further Competition for Neighbourhood and Partnership Development Support Partner

Notice Description

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) was seeking to procure a Neighbourhood and Partnership Development Support Partner, in line with the specified requirements. This procurement was undertaken as a further competition against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework 4 (MCF4) - Lot 3: Complex and transformation and Lot 7: Health, social care and community. The highest scoring provider was Moorhouse Consulting Ltd. The contract period is 1st September 2026 to 31st March 2027 for 7 months. The total contract value for this procurement is PS 498,420 including VAT for the life of the contract. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) was seeking to procure a Neighbourhood and Partnership Development Support Partner, in line with the specified requirements. This procurement was undertaken as a further competition against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework 4 (MCF4) - Lot 3: Complex and transformation and Lot 7: Health, social care and community. The highest scoring provider was Moorhouse Consulting Ltd. The contract period is 1st September 2026 to 31st March 2027 for 7 months. The total contract value for this procurement is PS 498,420 including VAT for the life of the contract. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: The services are non-healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

Procurement Information

Further competition against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework 4 (MCF4) - Lot 3: Complex and transformation and Lot 7: Health, social care and community

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773b3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087887-2026
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£398,736 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Moorhouse Consulting Limited

Further Information

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