Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London ICB
5 Station Street
London
E15 1DA
Contact
Joyel Shaju
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI4 - Inner London – East
NHS Organisation Data Service
A3A8R
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Child Sexual Abuse Emotional Support Service
Reference number
PRJ-1218
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The emotional support service provides trauma informed support to children, young people and appropriate family members living in North East London who disclose historic/ non acute child sexual abuse. The service will work closely with the wider Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) service team to ensure a joined up an integrated approach to addressing the needs of children and young people. The service is currently peripatetic and provided across NEL with young people being seen at the location of their choice, although ESS practitioners may also see young people in the clinic alongside the paediatrician and other clinic staff. Where appropriate and agreed with the young people support could be provide virtually or via a 'blended' offer.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,250,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS NEL ICB, hereafter referred to as "the Authority", is seeking to commission Child Sexual Abuse Emotional Support Service ("the Services"). The authority invites tenders from suitable organisations.
The Authority comprises the area covered by the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The Authority together with its system partners lead the development of the local healthcare system with its partners and the people of North East London, to ensure access to and the delivery of safe, effective and responsive services that reduce inequalities, meet identified needs and ensure the maximum positive health impact within the resources available.
The aim of the service is to improve the short and long-term emotional and mental health outcomes for children and young people.
The service is integral to the NEL CSA hub which also includes the paediatric led clinic and a CSA Social care liaison officer. The provider will be expected to work closely with the professionals delivering the Hub to develop an integrated pathway that is well communicated and understood by professionals referring into the service.
For the purpose of this service specification, child sexual abuse (CSA) will include all forms of contact and non-contact abuse. Contact abuse involves touching activities where an abuser makes physical contact with a child, including penetration. Non-contact abuse involves non-touching activities, such as grooming, exploitation, persuading children to perform sexual acts over the internet and flashing. Child sexual abuse includes:
• Intrafamilial abuse: Child sexual abuse perpetrated by a family member or that takes place within a family context or environment, whether or not by a family member.
• Extra-familial abuse: Child sexual abuse perpetrated outside of the family context or environment.
• Peer-on-peer abuse: abuse perpetrated by one young person against another young person of a similar age and can include sexual violence, behaviours and exploitation, as well as physical and emotional abuse.
• Child Sexual Exploitation: child sexual abuse in the context of exploitative relationships, contexts and situations by a person of any age - including another young person.
• Sexually Harmful Behaviours: sexual behaviour outside of their normative parameters of development (this includes, but is not exclusive to abusive behaviours).
• Sexual assault by an unknown person
The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend by a period of up to 2 years. The annual contract value is £250,000 and the total contract value for the 5 year period is £1,250,000.
An element of the funding/budget for this project is funded by an external source (£98,000 per annum for the first two years of the contract). This funding is received by the NHS on a biennial basis and therefore at the time of going to the market, we do not have funding confirmed beyond 2024/2025. We will provide adequate notice of any change in funding arrangements in accordance with the terms and conditions of the NHS Standard Contract. Commissioners will work with the successful provider to revise the service if necessary.
The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via ProContract portal. Interested Applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest and complete the online questionnaires hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission. All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the portal. A timetable for the procurement, guidance re: process, and supplementary information relating to each contract opportunity is also available from the portal.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,250,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
60
two.2.14) Additional information
The services in the scope of this procurement fall within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement is not subject to the full regime of the Regulations but is instead governed by what is commonly referred to as the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The use of any language or terms found in the Regulations, the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority, or any other indication, shall not be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Regulations, save those applicable to services coming within the scope of Regulations 74 to 77.
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 February 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used