---
title: "Looked After Children - C406773"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-064aed"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-03-11"
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# Looked After Children - C406773

Buyer: NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064aed

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## Summary

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of community health services, specifically delivering Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for children and young people entering the care of Barnet Council. This procurement falls under the service industry category and is located in London, United Kingdom. The procurement process is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the contract awarded on the 23rd of February 2026. The contract term is designed to last three years, starting from the 1st of April 2026 until the 31st of March 2028, with an option to extend for two additional years. This procurement utilised a limited procedure with an award made directly without prior publication of a call for competition.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community health services to engage in comprehensive service delivery for vulnerable child populations. Businesses adept in medical assessments, care planning, and addressing urgent health needs will find this tender particularly relevant. The successful supplier is Higher Health London Ltd, highlighting opportunities for medium-sized enterprises in healthcare sectors to partake in future procurements of similar nature. The opportunity requires expertise in holistic clinical consultations and safeguarding, fostering collaboration among entities prioritising social value and health inequality reduction. This scenario can be advantageous for businesses willing to integrate and innovate in collaboration with local health authorities.

## Notice

Service requires delivering Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for children and young people entering the care of Barnet Council. The service would provide comprehensive medical assessments within 28 calendar days of a child becoming looked after, producing health reports and Health Care Plans that support statutory care planning, holistic clinical consultations, identifying urgent or emerging health needs, ensuring safeguarding concerns are escalated immediately, and submitting typed assessment reports within six days of completion.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

"This notice relates to Service requires delivering Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for children and young people entering the care of Barnet Council. The service would provide comprehensive medical assessments within 28 calendar days of a child becoming looked after, producing health reports and Health Care Plans that support statutory care planning, holistic clinical consultations, identifying urgent or emerging health needs, ensuring safeguarding concerns are escalated immediately, and submitting typed assessment reports within six days of completion.
This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.
The annual value of the contract is PS43,285.00
The lifetime value of the contract is PS216,425.00
The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026
The contract term will be 3 Years with 2 Year Option to Extend
The contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2028"

### Procurement Information

"Justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
Reason: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation: 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 23/02/2026
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/021781-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Feb 2026 |
| 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 NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North London |
| Postcode | N1 1TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Laycock |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HIGHER HEALTH LONDON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2026 at 13:49 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021781-2026
- 9 Feb 2026 at 11:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011295-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/north-central-london-integrated-care-board

## Provenance

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