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title: "Children and Young Peoples' Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Early support for Families"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029f85"
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buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP"
published: "2021-08-13"
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# Children and Young Peoples' Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Early support for Families

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029f85

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## Summary

The NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) recently concluded a procurement process for the contract titled "Children and Young Peoples' Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Early support for Families," which falls under health services. This open tender aimed to identify qualified providers for services supporting families of children aged 0-25 with neurodevelopmental conditions in North East Essex. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with key contracts valued at a total of £1,198,558.24 over a potential four-year period, including an initial 24 months with an option to extend by another 24 months.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services and family support interventions. Companies with expertise in providing needs-led, holistic services—such as emotional, practical, and psychological support—would be particularly well-suited for this contract. Interested bidders are encouraged to demonstrate their experience and capabilities, as the NHS seeks to partner with innovative and responsive organisations that can effectively manage and support neurodevelopmental conditions.

## Notice

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit expressions of interest for the provision services for early support for families for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions. Upon the conclusion of the expression of interest stage, the procurement documentation was released to those providers who formally expressed an interest. The CCG will now establish a list of approved providers. To attain preferred provider status bidders needed to demonstrate proficient technical and professional ability, and economic and financial standing as per the selection criteria that was stated in the procurement documentation, in addition to the award criteria.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has sought to commission a service for early support for families for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions. Monies will be allocated to organisations that can provide needs led, innovative, trusted, and responsive services and interventions to children, young people, and families to support the management of neurodevelopmental conditions (definition below)* in the 0-25 age group across North East Essex. To include pre, during and post assessment models of support for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families, complementing services which already exist. Social support refers to the various types of support (i.e., assistance/help) that people receive from others and is generally classified into major categories: emotional, instrumental, and informational support. Families have told us that support means different things to different people at different times and is not necessarily health related. It can also vary over time. In the context of those with neurodevelopmental/behavioural needs support needs to include the family/carer as well as the individual child/young person. Support for them should aim to build resilience and be empowering, individualised, age appropriate, it should improve knowledge and access to those with lived experience. Types of support for families could include: Volunteer Mentors, Befriending, Psychological, Practical, Information, Advice, Social, Peer support, Advocacy, Parenting skills and behavioural support. It should also be: - needs led - holistic - easily accessible - proactive - timely - publicised/well known - accurate - collaborative - flexible - responsive - compassionate - connective. *Neurodevelopmental conditions are a group of disorders which affect the development of the nervous system, leading to abnormal brain function which may affect emotion, learning ability, self-control, and memory. The effects of neurodevelopmental disorders tend to last for a person's entire lifetime. The most commonly associated behavioural conditions and most challenging for families to get support on are oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and anxiety. They form the largest group associated with child disability such as, learning disabilities, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, seizures, stuttering or stammering, moderate to profound hearing loss, blindness. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders can experience difficulties with language and speech, motor skills, behaviour, memory, learning, or other neurological functions. Additional information: The contract will run for 2 years commencing on the 1 October 2021. The contract value for this term is PS599,279.12. The maximum contract value for the 4 year contract (2 years plus option to extend by 2 years) is PS1,198,558.24.

Options: Service reviews will be undertaken regularly, in order to determine any relevant renewal. The contract term will be for an initial 24 months, with the option to extend by a further 24 months.

Renewal: Service reviews will be undertaken regularly, in order to determine any relevant renewal. The contract term will be for an initial 24 months, with the option to extend by a further 24 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019841-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,200,000 |
| Lots value | £1,200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,198,557 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | COLCHESTER |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode | CO4 9QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Colchester |
| Electoral ward | Highwoods |
| Westminster constituency | Colchester |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | AUTISM ANGLIA; FAMILIES INFOCUS (ESSEX; THE MAZE GROUP COMMUNITY INTEREST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019841-2021
- 25 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006163-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.autism-anglia.org.uk
- http://www.familiesinfocusessex.org.uk
- http://www.neessexccg.nhs.uk/
- http://www.themazegroup.co.uk
- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

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