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title: "0-19 and Children's Community Services in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Local Authority Areas"
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# 0-19 and Children's Community Services in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Local Authority Areas

Buyer: NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b19f

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "0-19 and Children's Community Services" in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton local authority areas involves the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) as the lead commissioner, with Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, and Luton Borough Council as associate commissioners. The procurement pertains to health services, falling under the services industry category, and covers locations in the regions identified with postal codes LU1 2LJ in the UKH21, UKH24, UKH25, and UKJ12 zones. This contract, valued at approximately £348.15 million, was formally awarded using a direct award process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and is set to commence on 1st April 2025 for a duration of 7 years, with an optional extension of 2 further years.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly beneficial for large healthcare service providers like Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, which is involved as a supplier. The process emphasises quality over price, making it ideal for businesses that can meet high standards of health service delivery. The procurement method employed is limited, allowing for an award procedure without prior publication, thus providing a unique opportunity for existing or qualifying providers to secure a substantial contract within the NHS framework. This creates an advantageous position for businesses able to align with the goals of reducing hospital dependency by offering comprehensive, community-based care that integrates seamlessly with local health provisions.

## Notice

0-19 and Children's Community Services in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and
Luton local authority areas. The lead commissioner for this service is Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes ICB (BLMK ICB) and the associate commissioners are the three local authorities: Bedford Borough Council (BBC), Central Bedfordshire Borough Council (CBC) and Luton Borough Council (LBC).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

0-19 and Children's Community services in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton local authority areas. The lead commissioner for this service is Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes ICB (BLMK ICB) and the associate commissioners are the three local authorities: Bedford Borough Council (BBC), Central Bedfordshire Borough Council (CBC) and Luton Borough Council (LBC). An integrated, Bedfordshire wide, 0 to 19 Children's Service is provided by School Nursing and Health Visiting working together and aims to provide safe, flexible and accessible care for children and families across Bedfordshire and Luton; and will explicitly target inequalities in health and aim to meet the needs of vulnerable or excluded groups of service users. Services will be based on the Healthy Child Programme, the overall aim to achieve the best health and well-being outcomes for all children and ensure that every family is offered a comprehensive programme of screening, immunisations, health and developmental reviews, health promotion information and parenting guidance meeting individual needs, provide individual and tailored support to ensure that children receive appropriate referrals to specialist services where indicated, and that families are signposted to wider support systems. The Community Services for Bedfordshire and Luton are commissioned jointly by BLMK ICB, Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough Councils for children's services. The aim is to provide a person-centred and outcome focused community service which provides care closer to home either in clinic, community or home based settings as appropriate. The services will reduce reliance on hospital-based care and ensure that people have access to good quality, safe, locally delivered health services integrated with other local provision. The following elements are covered under this service: * 0-19 Health Child Programme * Community Nurse Led Service - Oral Anticoagulation Monitoring Clinic * Community Paediatrics (Medical) Service (Edwin Lobo Service) * Drug and Alcohol Support Services for children and young people * Haemoglobinopathy Service and Newborn Bloodspot Screening * Looked After Children Team * Paediatric Community Audiology * Paediatric Rapid Response Team * Pre School Feeding Service * Public Health Nursing Service for School Aged Children * Speech and language therapies The ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C and the approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS326,890,622. The services are intended to be provided for a period of 7+2 years from 01st April 2025.

### 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 midnight of 06th November 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/021465-2025 |
| 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 | 14 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 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 | £326,890,622 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2LJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH21 Luton, TLH24 Bedford, TLH25 Central Bedfordshire, TLJ12 Milton Keynes |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 May 2025 at 15:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021465-2025
- 25 Oct 2024 at 16:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034761-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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