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title: "Community support services for children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties in St Helens"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04580d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-09-06"
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# Community support services for children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties in St Helens

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04580d

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## Summary

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is managing a procurement process for community support services aimed at children and young people, and their families, who have social communication difficulties such as autism, within the St Helens area. This procurement falls under the health services industry category. The process has reached the award stage, with a contract awarded to ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC. The contract spans three years, starting on 1st April 2024, with an optional two-year extension and an annual contract value of £73,300. This direct award process, formalised through the Provider Selection Regime, bypasses the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract formally commenced on 1st April 2024 and is set to expire on 31st March 2027, with the option to extend potentially until 2029.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, especially those experienced in providing support to children and families dealing with autism and other social communication difficulties. Companies with expertise in delivering community-based interventions, structured programmes, and workshops will find this contract highly suitable. The awarded contract highlights the buyer's confidence in the existing service provider, enhancing the prospects for similar organisations to collaborate or subcontract. This engagement is ideal for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in the healthcare sector, particularly in regions such as St Helens.

## Notice

This service is a pivotal service to St Helens children and young people and their families who have social communication difficulties i.e. autism. The service provides open access support regardless of diagnosis, to both structured and ad hoc support which includes access to information, advice, guidance, social opportunities and learning through telephone contact, community network groups, structured programmes and workshops for parent/carers and young people, family activity days and training for professionals. The service works very closely with the neurodevelopmental pathway co-ordinators so that families going through assessment can be proactively offered a call of support and potential access to their wider offer.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 3-year contract with the option to extend for 2 years to the current provider under Direct Award Process C to provide community social communication support services in St Helens. The contract will commence on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 2 years and an annual contract value of PS73,300 (subject to any annual NHS national uplift).

Options: Option for a 2 year extension to the initial 3 year contract duration.

### 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 within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028555-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £366,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD71 East Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADDVANCED SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY NETWORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 Sep 2024 at 09:14 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028555-2024
- 8 May 2024 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014724-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.addvancedsolutions.co.uk/
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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