--- title: "BLMK ICB Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation Service - Bedfordshire" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05916a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05916a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05916a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05916a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-09-01" --- # BLMK ICB Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation Service - Bedfordshire Buyer: NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05916a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05916a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05916a.json) ## Summary The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is pursuing an award for the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation Service in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. Governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, this procurement is a limited procedure without a preceding call for competition, specifically under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The publication on 1st September 2025 initiates a standstill period allowing providers to make representations until 11th September 2025. The planned contract for Headway Bedford, awarded in August 2025, spans two years from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028 and holds a value of £371,662. This tender provides substantial opportunities for growth within the health services industry, focusing on comprehensive rehabilitation services for individuals suffering from acquired brain injuries. Businesses specialising in various therapeutic services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or counselling psychology could find potential collaboration or expansion in the ABI rehabilitation sector. Furthermore, companies experienced in delivering cognitive educational programmes or community health services are positioned well to compete in this procurement. The direct award process favours existing providers, yet the structured nature of the tender demands a high standard of service provision, paving the way for competent partners to explore service augmentation or alliances. ## Notice Acquired brain injury rehabilitation services across Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The lead commissioner for this service is BLMK ICB. Acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation services are provided in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire local authority areas. ABI rehabilitation services aids the long term rehabilitation of patients who have suffered brain injury. The service provides continued rehabilitation for patients following discharge from the ABI, Neuro-Rehab Teams or other health professional services, allowing patients to achieve their potential. This could be a return to employment, accessing work, education, or volunteering, accessing social support or transferring to day care more appropriate to the patients need. The services available as part of rehabilitation can include Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Cognitive Group or individual Sessions, Computing, Art, Digital photography, Counselling Psychology, Art Psychotherapy, Cooking, The Community Brain Injury Advice team (CBIA) and organised outings. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C and the approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS371,662. The services are intended to be provided for a period of 2 years from 01st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. ### 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 decision makers by midnight of 11th September 2025. 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/052841-2025 | | Notice type | Award 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 | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Sep 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 12 Aug 2025 | | 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 | 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 | BEDFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG17 5TQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH25 Central Bedfordshire | | Local authority | Central Bedfordshire | | Electoral ward | Shefford | | Westminster constituency | Hitchin | | Delivery location | TLH24 Bedford | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | HEADWAY BEDFORD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 1 Sep 2025 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052841-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/ - https://www.england.nhs.uk// ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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