Children and Young Peoples' Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Early support for Families

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit expressions of interest for the provision services for early support for families for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Upon the conclusion of the expression of interest stage, the procurement documentation was released to those providers who formally expressed an interest.

The CCG will now establish a list of approved providers. To attain preferred provider status bidders needed to demonstrate proficient technical and professional ability, and economic and financial standing as per the selection criteria that was stated in the procurement documentation, in addition to the award criteria.

Monies will be allocated to organisations that can provide needs led, innovative, trusted, and responsive services and interventions to children, young people, and families to support the management of neurodevelopmental conditions in the 0-25 age group across North East Essex.

To include pre, during and post assessment models of support for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families, complementing services which already exist.

Social support refers to the various types of support (i.e., assistance/help) that people receive from others and is generally classified into major categories: emotional, instrumental, and informational support.

The contract will run for 2 years commencing on the 1 October 2021. The contract value for this term is £599,279.12.

The maximum contract value for the 4 year contract (2 years plus option to extend by 2 years) is £1,198,558.24.

Link to the original Contracts Finder Notice pertaining to this opportunity can be accessed via: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db76f936-0d9b-4368-9fde-0207c64b861d

Additional information:

The services to which this process relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) ("the Regulations"). As such, the CCG does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.