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Children's Commissioning Support

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

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23 Oct 2026 at 06:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board commissioned children’s services consultancy support for Berkshire West. The work covers coordinating the transfer of children’s community services from Royal Berkshire Hospital to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, including safe mobilisation, governance and stakeholder engagement. It also supports implementation of the Experts at Hand model, system-wide coordination and a core minimum data set, and the development of commissioning arrangements. Further work leads the children’s therapy transformation programme, including a future service model, gap analysis and specification reviews. With local authority partners, the supplier is developing an integrated commissioning contract for children and young people’s therapy and strengthening collaboration across health, education and social care. Delivery is in Berkshire West.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded to Clarity Consulting Associates Ltd through a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 11 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £110,880 excluding VAT (£133,056 including VAT). The single lot covers children’s commissioning support. The stated approach prioritises delivery over creating parallel structures, with the distribution of effort across work areas adjustable by mutual agreement as priorities emerge. No separate evaluation criteria are set out in the procurement details.

This award shows demand from NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board for hands-on commissioning and transformation support focused on children’s community and therapy services in Berkshire West. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to coordinate service transitions safely, manage governance and engage stakeholders across NHS organisations and local authorities. The work also calls for the ability to develop commissioning arrangements and integrated contracts, review service specifications, analyse gaps and shape a future therapy model around better access, consistency and outcomes. Suppliers should be able to work across health, education and social care, provide system-wide coordination and support implementation rather than build parallel structures. The selected supplier was a consultancy, so relevant advisory and delivery capability is central to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Commissioning Support

Notice Description

Lead and coordinate the transition of children's community services from Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), ensuring safe mobilisation, governance and stakeholder engagement. Supporting the implementation of the Experts at Hand model, offering a central co-ordination and system wide view including a core minimum data set and developing the commissioning arrangements for Berkshire West. Leading the Berkshire West children's therapy transformation programme, developing a future model that improves access, consistency and outcomes including a gap analysis and service specification reviews. In partnership with Berkshire West Local Authority partners, working up an integrated commissioning contract for CYP therapy and strengthening collaboration across health, education and social care. The emphasis of this support will be on delivery rather than creating parallel structures. Recognising how dynamic this programme is, agreement on the distribution of effort across these areas to reflect emerging priorities can be amended by mutual agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e67
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100221-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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
£110,880 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
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
OX4 2PG
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Blackbird Leys
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CLARITY CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LTD

Further Information

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