Official UK procurement notice
Norfolk Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support Service
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering a Norfolk Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support Service<br/><br/>The Community Learning Disability Service will work with all people with a learning disability registered with a GP in Norfolk. To access the services of Tier 3 and Tier 4 of the service specification, adults must be 18+.<br/><br/>To classify as severe learning disability, the following features must be present:<br/><br/>
- A significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or learn new skills (impaired intelligence).<br/>
- A reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning).<br/>
- This must begin before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development.<br/><br/>This definition encompasses people with a broad range of disabilities. The presence of a low intelligence quotient, for example an IQ below 70, is not itself, a sufficient reason for deciding whether an individual should be provided with additional health and social care support.<br/><br/>We also want the Community Learning Disability Service to advise, guide, up-skill and raise awareness with social care provision and primary care. In these instances, these cases may be for a wider spectrum of people rather than just those with a severe learning disability.<br/><br/>Service Aims<br/>
- Supporting access to mainstream health services.<br/>
- Enabling others to deliver high-quality, person-centered care.<br/>
- Delivering direct therapeutic interventions.<br/>
- Positive response to crisis situations.<br/>
- Quality assurance.<br/>
- Strategic service development and transformation in support of commissioners..<br/><br/>This is a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The contract has an annual value of £6.614m per annum.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1‘This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider…AwardedPublished value£33,070,000
‘This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process’.<br/><br/>The objectives of this project was to commission a Norfolk Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support Service across the Norfolk & Waveney ICB region. To include LD Community Service in Norfolk, LD Psychiatry Service in Norfolk, and the LD Intensive Support Service which covers both Norfolk & Waveney. These services provide the community and secondary health services required for adults with a learning disability. Prevalence data suggests about 8,000 people live in Norfolk with a severe learning disability.<br/><br/>The objective is to provide a new service model aligned to the NHSE Service model Building the Right Support and the National Service Model of 2015. As part of the procurement process, we will ensure robust market and service user engagement to collect feedback to shape, integrate and improve the service. A particular focus of integration we will explore the benefits of partnership working between the LD Community service and Norfolk adult social care<br/><br/>The Community Learning Disability Service will work with all people with a learning disability registered with a GP in Norfolk. To access the services of Tier 3 and Tier 4 of the service specification, adults must be 18+.<br/><br/>To classify as severe learning disability, the following features must be present:<br/><br/>
- A significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or learn new skills (impaired intelligence).<br/>
- A reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning).<br/>
- This must begin before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development.<br/><br/>This definition encompasses people with a broad range of disabilities. The presence of a low intelligence quotient, for example an IQ below 70, is not itself, a sufficient reason for deciding whether an individual should be provided with additional health and social care support.<br/><br/>We also want the Community Learning Disability Service to advise, guide, up-skill and raise awareness with social care provision and primary care. In these instances, these cases may be for a wider spectrum of people rather than just those with a severe learning disability.<br/><br/>Service Aims<br/>
- Supporting access to mainstream health services.<br/>
- Enabling others to deliver high-quality, person-centered care.<br/>
- Delivering direct therapeutic interventions.<br/>
- Positive response to crisis situations.<br/>
- Quality assurance.<br/>
- Strategic service development and transformation in support of commissioners..<br/><br/>This is a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The contract has an annual value of £6.614m per annum.
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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).
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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: 44%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 18%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 28%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 44
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 18
- Social Value: 10
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 28
- Value: 0
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2025, 15:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NW2024-69- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059382- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048458Find a Tender
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 27th December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’<br/><br/>If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award notice please contact [email protected].<br/><br/>The intention to award decision was made by the ICB Executive Management Team on 2nd December 2024.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts identified during in relation to this process.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria weighting for this services was as follows:<br/><br/>Quality & Innovation - 44%<br/>Value - 10%<br/>Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 28%<br/>Improving Access, Reducing - 18%<br/>Social Value - 10%<br/><br/>The relative importance of the Key Criteria was deemed appropriate based on the requirements of the service<br/><br/>The rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they have passed all pass/fail questions in the basic selection questionnaire and ranked as the highest scoring provider based on their overall Key Criteria score within this Provider Selection Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service and is being awarded to an new Provider. The contract is expected to commence 1st June 2025 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 1 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Sept 2024 → 24 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected2 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published393 days ago24 Sept 2025, 15:44 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2024- Published value updated to £33,070,00026 Sept 2024, 18:06 BSTwas £32,000,000
- Status changed to active26 Sept 2024, 18:06 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Sept 2024, 18:06 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT26 Sept 2024, 18:06 BST
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2024, 15:52 GMT
- Buyer details updated12 Dec 2024, 15:52 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV.1.3.01 | 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… | 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-07: 1 release · 24 Jul 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | £33,070,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040138-2024-1 · Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2024
- Value
- £33,070,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.