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title: "Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047e26"
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buyer: "NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ICB"
published: "2024-08-01"
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# Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism

Buyer: NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047e26

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## Summary

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB is overseeing a procurement process titled "Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism". This initiative falls under the health services industry category and is aimed at providing positive behaviour support to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are at risk of family home or community breakdown due to escalating behaviours of concern, or those requiring intensive support upon discharge from hospital. The contract has been awarded from 1 September 2024 until 31 August 2026, with an approximate lifetime value of £938,620. The procurement follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and utilises a direct award process. The key dates include the award date of 16 July 2024, with the service provision starting from 1 September 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth within the health services sector, particularly for businesses experienced in providing intensive behavioural support and wraparound services. Suitable candidates for this contract would include large healthcare providers with a proven track record in delivering high-quality, specialised care for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. This contract offers a substantial financial opportunity for businesses and underscores the need for best practices in patient care and support. Furthermore, working closely with the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB can bolster a company's reputation and provide a gateway to future public sector collaborations.

## Notice

Positive behaviour support to those children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism who are identified as being at risk of breakdown in the family home/community (including school exclusion) due to escalating behaviours of concern, or those in a hospital setting that require intensive wraparound support on discharge.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service to be provided is positive behaviour support to those children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism who are identified as being at risk of breakdown in the family home/community (including school exclusion) due to escalating behaviours of concern, or those in a hospital setting that require intensive wraparound support on discharge. Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS938,620 The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 September 2024 until 31 August 2026.

Options: In accordance with Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

### 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 by 29 July 2024. 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/024166-2024 |
| 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 | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 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 | £938,620 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ICB |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG5 6DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Gedling |
| Electoral ward | Daybrook |
| Westminster constituency | Gedling |
| Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham, TLF15 North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | POSITIVE SUPPORT GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2024 at 14:01 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024166-2024
- 17 Jul 2024 at 14:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022087-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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