Contract

Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism

  • NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-022087

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047e26

Published 17 July 2024, 3:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB

Sir John Robinson House,Sir John Robinson Way, Arnold

NOTTINGHAM

NG56DA

Email

nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £938,620

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF14 - Nottingham
  • UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
  • UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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 £938,620

The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 September 2024 until 31 August 2026.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • 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 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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Positive Support Group

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF14 - Nottingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £938,620


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional 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 29 July 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net

The decision was made by the Chief Executive in line with the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Scheme of Reservation and Delegation.

No conflicts of interest were identified.

The relative importance of the key criteria was of equal weighting.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board

Nottingham

Country

United Kingdom