Empowering ICB and local authority commissioners to design, benchmark and oversee high-impact community services
Benson provides tailored support for NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and local authority public health teams involved in commissioning community-based services
Our tools and expertise help commissioners go beyond contract design — offering practical, data-driven solutions to understand local need, specify realistic delivery models, and ensure services remain accountable and financially sustainable.
For ICBs, we support the commissioning of district nursing, therapies, virtual wards, reablement and integrated pathways. For local authorities, we enable robust planning and performance monitoring across 0–19 services, school nursing, health visiting, SEND, and wider public health contracts.
- Benson helps you:
- Develop outcome-based service models aligned to local strategies and national standards
- Model service cost, workforce requirements and activity forecasts
- Create procurement-ready specifications and evaluation frameworks
- Benchmark providers and identify variation across places or systems
- Monitor contract performance in real time using provider-led monthly reports
- Inform transformation and service integration planning with scenario modelling
Whether you're planning a re-tender, managing a multi-provider footprint, or preparing for changes in funding or service scope, Benson gives commissioners a flexible, evidence-based platform to shape, oversee and evolve the services that matter most.