Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Sir John Robinson House Sir John Robinson Way Arnold Nottingham
Nottingham
NG56DA
UK
E-mail: nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF16
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Behavioural Intensive Community Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) service for Children and Young People (CYP) with a Learning Disability and/or Autism across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (including Bassetlaw)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
938 620.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF14
UKF15
UKF16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the services to be provided: Behavioural Intensive Community Support (BICS) service for Children and Young People (CYP) with a Learning Disability and/or Autism across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (including Bassetlaw)
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £938, 620
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
In line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 Procurement Act 2023 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 decision makers by midnight on 15 July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Positive Support Group Limited (PSG)
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UKF14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 938 620.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 Procurement Act 2023 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 decision makers by midnight 15 July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net.
The decision was made by the Joint Executive Commissioning Group in line with the ICB's Scheme of reservation and Delegation. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
The relative importance of the key criteria was weighted as equal.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Nottingham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/07/2026