Partnerships for Inclusion in Neurodiversity in Schools 2025/2026

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1) This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of BNSSG Integrated Care Board (ICB) intention to commission Partnerships for Inclusion in Neurodiversity in Schools 2025/2026. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services. 2) BNSSG ICB is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver the project, in line with the specified requirements. 3) The intention will be to award to a single Prime Provider. 4) The services will be delivered within the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire geography. 5) The intended contract term will be for 12 months, with a start date of 1st August 2025. 6) There are no foreseeable changes anticipated over the life of the contract, e.g. no additional funding or activity. 7) TUPE will not apply 8) Total contract value of £179,000 9) Interested provider should formally register their interest via the Atamis link provided below, no later than 12:00 16th June 2025. BNSSG Integrated Care System: Closer collaboration between education and health, including working collaboratively across professional boundaries, training for non-health staff and creating environments that facilitate best possible outcomes for children and young people. A better understanding of the experiences of neurodiverse children at school and how to make future improvements. Schools and Parent Carers at schools will be asked to review the outcomes at the end of the period of support to feedback on provider delivery and outcomes. The ICB PINS project management and delivery provider working within the partnership governance structure will: • Use the self-assessment tool information gathered from the participating schools, combined with the themes emerging from the parent carer survey and children's voice activities, where this is available in time, to commission the support required. • Coordinate and timetable delivery of appropriate support for each school. •The offer of support from the PINS Programme is 37.5 hours (5 days' equivalent) of input per school. There is flexibility on the timetabling of the specialist support offer, either in days, sessions or hours. The PINS Management and Delivery Provider will work with schools to devise the right timetable of support, which must be completed by the end of the programme i.e. 31st March 2026. The 'embed' offer for 45 schools which participated in a PINS project in FY 2024-25) This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.