Tender: Care and Support for 3 Adults with Learning Disability and/or Autism Displaying Challenging Behaviour at Nixon Street, Macclesfield

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NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, acting on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB), is seeking a supplier to transfer and provide care and support for 3 individuals with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviours that challenge, including those with a mental health condition, into Nixon Street in Macclesfield for patients from Cheshire East Place. The procurement covers specialist, self-contained accommodation at Nixon Street—a substantial property near Macclesfield town centre, close to the main district general hospital, the Learning Disability Community Team and Macclesfield Mental Health Services—initially prioritising placements from Cheshire East, then Cheshire West, Wirral and new patients being discharged from hospital or repatriating back to area, with opportunity to repatriate individuals from independent sector facilities. NHS England has provided capital for the renovation and plans to hand the property to the landlord by the end of February 2026, so the service must support mobilisation and rehabilitation from 1 March 2026. The contract is planned to start 1 March 2026 for three years with an option to extend for a further two years to 28 February 2031 and is focused on providing ongoing clinical care to support discharge from acute settings and community-based rehabilitation as part of the Transforming Care programme.