Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCG) and Darlington Borough Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (Tees Valley Local Authorities) and is managing this procurement process. The CCG is acting as lead Contracting Authority in this procurement. The CCG and the Tees Valley Local Authorities are commissioning a Family Support Service for Children and Young People with a Neurodevelopmental Need. The contract will be for 2 years initial contract period with a possible 12 months extension period; optional extension will be at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. The procurement will be available to view on the In-Tend e-tendering portal on 14 May 2021 and the deadline of the Tender is by 12 noon on 15 June 2021. This procurement process will mirror that of the Open procedure as in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in respect of Health Care Services under the Light Touch Regime, Regulations 74 - 76 and the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must also consider: (a) how, what is proposed to be procured, might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.