--- title: "NECS388 Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need for and on behalf of NHS Tees Valley CCG and the 5 Tees Valley Local Authorities" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2021-03-02" --- # NECS388 Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need for and on behalf of NHS Tees Valley CCG and the 5 Tees Valley Local Authorities Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ebeff43b-62b5-4405-b822-b1b0e0544ba0.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "NECS388 Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need." This service is sought on behalf of the NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group and five local authorities in the Tees Valley, located in the North East of England. The engagement end date for this Request for Information (RFI) is set for 12:00 noon on 12 March 2021, with market engagement events scheduled for 15 and 16 March 2021. Interested providers are encouraged to register via the electronic tendering tool In-Tend, where they can access relevant documentation and submit their expressions of interest. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in health and social work services, to engage with local authorities and the NHS. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. Providers capable of delivering comprehensive family support services across the Tees Valley geographic area will find this tender particularly relevant, with potential for growth through collaboration with public sector bodies. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCG), Hartlepool Borough Council, Darlington Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Stockton on Tees Borough Council (the 5 Tees Valley Local Authorities) who are conducting a Request For Information (RFI) exercise to engage with the market and obtain input on the draft service model in respect of NECS388 Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need. The Contracting Authorities are interested to hear from providers who could deliver a Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need in either all or part of the Tees Valley geographical area. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home (NECS388). North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015(as amended) It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Friday 12 March 2021. A market engagement event is also being held which will take the form of individual 1-1 type appointments only on a 30 minute basis to allow interested parties the time to share and discuss their views on the model and has been arranged as follows: Monday 15th March 2021 and Tuesday 16th March 2021 (Attendance for either the 15th March or 16th March) Opportunity for individual 1-1 appointments with the Commissioners from: 09.30am-1:00pm and 2.00pm--5.00pm These will be held online via MS Teams Please note based on the timings - 30minute slots will be strictly managed Please register your interest in attending the market engagement event by sending a message on the Intend portal. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend portal only. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. Please note that the RFI documents can be accessed via the Intend portal from Tuesday 02 March 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a844ad25-a5e8-49f1-9151-bb39af56b60a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Mar 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | DURHAM | | Post town | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 3YG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Durham South | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 2 Mar 2021 at 09:04 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a844ad25-a5e8-49f1-9151-bb39af56b60a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a844ad25-a5e8-49f1-9151-bb39af56b60a 2nd March 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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