Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - Adult Autism Post-Diagnosis Support Service (AAPDSS) - Halton and Warrington Place
Reference number
WHISP266
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are looking to undertake a Competitive Process for the provision of a Adult Autism Post-Diagnosis Support Service (AAPDSS) covering Halton and Warrington Places.
Where an adult is on the waiting list for an autism assessment and the autism assessment provider has been identified as needing support whilst waiting (and will struggle without support during the wait time) they may be referred to this service by the assessment provider.
The service will be accessed through referral only. Referrals will mainly be initiated by the adult autism assessment provider or via self-referral (or carer/family referring on behalf of individual as appropriate). Referrals can additionally be made by other service providers who work with adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC).
The current service is due to end on Friday 31st January 2025. It is the intention of the ICB to start commissioning a new contract from Monday 3rd February 2025 for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Any bid must not exceed the maximum financial envelope of £60,000 per annum per place (Halton Place - £60,000 and Warrington Place - £60,000). Any bid that exceeds this criterion will be viewed as Non-Compliant and will take no further part in the procurement exercise.
The total financial envelope is £120,000 per annum for both places (£600,000 for 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years), excl. VAT).
The ITT will be live on Friday 27th September 2024
on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submission
will be Monday 28th October 2024 12:00pm mid day.
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids
that exceed the indicated budget per place.
To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process,
please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing
portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
(https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome).
Should Tenderers have any queries, or have
problems using the portal, they should contact the
Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
The Atamis contract reference is C288031 - 'C&M ICB Adult Autism Post-Diagnosis Support Service - Warrington and Halton'.
The questionnaires will be located within the
requirements. Further details will be made available
via documentation and information released during
the tender process. The ICB has set an affordability
threshold for each place. Bidders who submit a bid
over the maximum contract values for each place will not achieve the score of a pass. The cost analysis will be based on the lowest total overall price submitted (for 3 years + 2 year optional extension).
The competitive tendering process to which this ITT
relates to and further to which the Authority intends
to purchase the Services as set out in regulation 11
of the provider selection regime 2023 for the award
of a contract with a competition.
This ITT has been made available to all Bidders
who have expressed a potential interest in
delivering this service in line with the requirements
which fall under Regulation 11 for the award of a
contract with a competition, and Schedule 1 of the
Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime)
Regulations 2023. As such, the competitive
tendering of these Services is being run as a
bespoke, single-stage tender process as described
in the documentation in this ITT, and in the Find a
Tender contract notice advertisement.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-031048
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.4
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NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are looking to undertake a Competitive Process for the provision of a Adult Autism Post-Diagnosis Support Service (AAPDSS) covering Halton and Warrington Places.
Where an adult is on the waiting list for an autism assessment and the autism assessment provider has been identified as needing support whilst waiting (and will struggle without support during the wait time) they may be referred to this service by the assessment provider.
The service will be accessed through referral only. Referrals will mainly be initiated by the adult autism assessment provider or via self-referral (or carer/family referring on behalf of individual as appropriate). Referrals can additionally be made by other service providers who work with adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC).
The current service is due to end on Friday 31st January 2025. It is the intention of the ICB to start commissioning a new contract from Monday 3rd February 2025 for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Any bid must not exceed the maximum financial envelope of £60,000 per annum per place (Halton Place - £60,000 and Warrington Place - £60,000). Any bid that exceeds this criterion will be viewed as Non-Compliant and will take no further part in the procurement exercise.
The total financial envelope is £120,000 per annum for both places (£600,000 for 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years), excl. VAT).
The ITT will be live on Friday 27th September 2024
on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submission
will be Monday 28th October 2024 12:00pm mid day.
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids
that exceed the indicated budget per place.
To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process,
please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing
portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
(https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome).
Should Tenderers have any queries, or have
problems using the portal, they should contact the
Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
The Atamis contract reference is C288031 - 'C&M ICB Adult Autism Post-Diagnosis Support Service - Warrington and Halton'.
The questionnaires will be located within the
requirements. Further details will be made available
via documentation and information released during
the tender process. The ICB has set an affordability
threshold for each place. Bidders who submit a bid
over the maximum contract values for each place will not achieve the score of a pass. The cost analysis will be based on the lowest total overall price submitted (for 3 years + 2 year optional extension).
The competitive tendering process to which this ITT
relates to and further to which the Authority intends
to purchase the Services as set out in regulation 11
of the provider selection regime 2023 for the award
of a contract with a competition.
This ITT has been made available to all Bidders
who have expressed a potential interest in
delivering this service in line with the requirements
which fall under Regulation 11 for the award of a
contract with a competition, and Schedule 1 of the
Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime)
Regulations 2023. As such, the competitive
tendering of these Services is being run as a
bespoke, single-stage tender process as described
in the documentation in this ITT, and in the Find a
Tender contract notice advertisement.
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ABANDONMENT OF PROCUREMENT
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice.
This provider selection process (Competitive Process) has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded.
seven.2) Other additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice.
This provider selection process (Competitive Process) has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded.
This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply.
The Contracting Authority has identified an issue with the criteria and scoring methodology for a number of questions and therefore has determined that it is not appropriate to continue with the process, in its current form.
It is the Contracting Authority's intention to readvertise the opportunity in due course.