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title: "Children's Commissioning Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078e67"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Children's Commissioning Support

Buyer: NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078e67

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## Summary

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board commissioned children’s services consultancy support for Berkshire West. The work covers coordinating the transfer of children’s community services from Royal Berkshire Hospital to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, including safe mobilisation, governance and stakeholder engagement. It also supports implementation of the Experts at Hand model, system-wide coordination and a core minimum data set, and the development of commissioning arrangements. Further work leads the children’s therapy transformation programme, including a future service model, gap analysis and specification reviews. With local authority partners, the supplier is developing an integrated commissioning contract for children and young people’s therapy and strengthening collaboration across health, education and social care. Delivery is in Berkshire West.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded to Clarity Consulting Associates Ltd through a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 11 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £110,880 excluding VAT (£133,056 including VAT). The single lot covers children’s commissioning support. The stated approach prioritises delivery over creating parallel structures, with the distribution of effort across work areas adjustable by mutual agreement as priorities emerge. No separate evaluation criteria are set out in the procurement details.

This award shows demand from NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board for hands-on commissioning and transformation support focused on children’s community and therapy services in Berkshire West. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to coordinate service transitions safely, manage governance and engage stakeholders across NHS organisations and local authorities. The work also calls for the ability to develop commissioning arrangements and integrated contracts, review service specifications, analyse gaps and shape a future therapy model around better access, consistency and outcomes. Suppliers should be able to work across health, education and social care, provide system-wide coordination and support implementation rather than build parallel structures. The selected supplier was a consultancy, so relevant advisory and delivery capability is central to this requirement.

## Notice

Lead and coordinate the transition of children's community services from Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), ensuring safe mobilisation, governance and stakeholder engagement. Supporting the implementation of the Experts at Hand model, offering a central co-ordination and system wide view including a core minimum data set and developing the commissioning arrangements for Berkshire West. Leading the Berkshire West children's therapy transformation programme, developing a future model that improves access, consistency and outcomes including a gap analysis and service specification reviews. In partnership with Berkshire West Local Authority partners, working up an integrated commissioning contract for CYP therapy and strengthening collaboration across health, education and social care. The emphasis of this support will be on delivery rather than creating parallel structures. Recognising how dynamic this programme is, agreement on the distribution of effort across these areas to reflect emerging priorities can be amended by mutual agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100221-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £110,880 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX4 2PG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Blackbird Leys |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CLARITY CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 06:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100221-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100221-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ccal.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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