Official UK procurement notice
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Procurement of a Neurodivergence Support Service for Children, Young People (age 0-25 years) and their Families
Authority: NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an updated UK6 Contract Award Notice, issued further to the original notice published on 30th March 2026 (Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-029290),
A Competitive Process under The Procurement Act Regulations 2023 was conducted with the aim of awarding one contract for a new service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire for a 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2-years subject to mutual agreement. The ICB's new Neurodivergence Support Service for Children, Young People (age 0-25 years) and their Families will aim to understand service users' unique circumstances, strengths and challenges, and develop strategies that will enhance and improve day to day living for all. This service will be independent of the local Autism and ADHD diagnostic services; however, it will wrap around the core assessment pathway, providing a wide range of advice, information, support and other activities in environments that help people to feel safe and part of a wider network. As the service will hold specialist expertise in supporting neurodivergent children, young people and their families, it is expected to play a key role in working with the Autism and ADHD diagnostic service and other key organisations, to support system-wide understanding of neurodivergent conditions and drive implementation of best-practice strategies that will enhance and improve day to day living for all.
The contract term is three (3) years, with the option to extend for two (2) years subject to mutual agreement.
The contract is due to formally commence on 1st August 2026. The service mobilisation period will take place between 11th May and 31st July 2026. There is no existing service, therefore there is no expiry date of any current contract, and there are no TUPE implications.
The total cost to the ICB is £2,543,999.81 excluding VAT for the 3-year contract period including the optional extension period of 2-years. This is in line with the ICB's total affordability threshold of £3,000,000.00 for this procurement exercise.
VAT is not applicable to this contract.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement activities which took place between 19th June 2025 and 15th July 2025 including a virtual Market Engagement Event on 15th July 2025, The Previous publication concerning the Market Engagement procedure was Notice number: 2025/S 000-033705, which was published on FTS on 19 June 2025, at 1:27pm.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality and Innovation: 45%
- Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and Facilitating Choice /: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 25%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality and Innovation
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
- Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and Facilitating Choice /
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 18:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053541- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05932cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT BIDS:
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into a contract for the supply of the healthcare services.
The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender.
This procurement exercise will be conducted via the Atamis e-tendering portal at:
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Please search for Atamis Project Reference: C373050
(i) Candidates should register on the portal at
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister.
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your bid(s) via the Atamis e-tendering portal by the deadline stated.
Should providers have any queries, or having problems
using the portal, you should contact the Atamis Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Timeline
3 Sept 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 13:48 BST
- Clarification questions by399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by294 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends195 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published182 days ago27 Apr 2026, 18:01 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 13:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 16:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 16:28 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published27 Apr 2026, 18:01 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONSIDE Independent Advocacy1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: The contract term is three (3) years, with the option to extend for two (2) years subject to mutual agreement. | £2,544,000same award published again · counted once | 4 Mar 2026standstill to 14 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| ONSIDE Independent Advocacy3 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: The contract term is three (3) years, with the option to extend for two (2) years subject to mutual agreement. | £2,544,000 | 4 Mar 2026standstill to 8 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13final-stage tenders | 3 | 10 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITProcuring entityActing as an agent on behalf of the Integrated Care Board, running the competitive procurement process
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ONSIDE INDEPENDENT ADVOCACYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender