BLMK ICB Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation Service - Bedfordshire

Official notice

Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 13 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Headway Bedford

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Acquired brain injury rehabilitation services across Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The lead commissioner for this service is BLMK ICBAwarded

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 £371,662. The services are intended to be provided for a period of 2 years from 01st April 2026 to 31st March 2028.

Delivery: East of England · Service across Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire LA areas.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2025, 14:31 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-052841
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05916a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: 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.

Publisher note: 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. Any written representations should be sent to agem.blmkicb.tntracker@nhs.net The BLMK ICB Chiefs (Executives) gave approval of this in August 2025 at the scheduled Chiefs (Executives) Meeting. Conflicts of interests have been managed in line with ICB's Conflict of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Headway Bedford	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 052841-2025-1 · Headway Bedford
Signed
13 Aug 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£371,662 – £371,662

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, East of England, SG17 5TQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS EnglandReview body Leeds

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Headway BedfordAwarded supplier Bedford, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.