Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Exeter
South west region
Contact
Helen Jaques
dpt.procurementcontracting@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR)
Reference number
T24-0111
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Devon Partnership NHS Trust were seeking to appoint a Provider to deliver Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements services across the Peninsula (Devon and Cornwall OPCC boundary), in line with the specified requirements of the contract.
An MHTR is a community order, which is a sentence that a court can pass to someone if they have mental health needs and have committed a lesser criminal offence.
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirement is a function of Integrated Non-Custodial Services (IN-CS).
The procurement is divided into 3 lots within the South West as follows:-
Lot 1: Devon and Torbay
Lot 2: Plymouth
Lot 3: Cornwall
The contracts will be for a term of 7 years and services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025.
The contracts could be subject to nationally mandated directives or service alterations with associated funding during the term of the contract.
TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,650,686
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Devon and Torbay
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Devon and Torbay
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following an unsuccessful tender for Lot 1, the lot was not awarded via this competitive process.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Financial Planning / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service / Weighting: 75
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 2
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Plymouth
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is appointing a Provider to deliver Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements services across Plymouth area (Lot 2).
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. This is a 7 year commencing 1st April 2025 and the approximate total value of the contract is £508,156.
This is a new service which DPT have been commissioned to provide and have chosen to appoint a provider via a competitive process. The provider is an existing supplier to the Trust.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Financial Planning / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service / Weighting: 75
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 2
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Cornwall
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Cornwall
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following an unsuccessful tender for Lot 3, the lot was not awarded via this competitive process.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Financial Planning / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service / Weighting: 75
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Presenation / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 2
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-039584
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Lot 1 (Devon & Torbay
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2
Lot No
2
Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Lot 2 (Plymouth)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Livewell Southwest
Plymouth
PL4 7PY
Telephone
+44 1752435182
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK41 - Plymouth
National registration number
120536356
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £508,156
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
3
Lot No
3
Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Lot 3 (Cornwall)
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.
The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st Feb 2025. Written representations can be made to dpt.procurementcontracting@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Details of the award decision makers are as follows:-
Service Manager
Lead Psychologist
Senior Management Accountant
Commercial & Operational Lead
2x Experts by Experience
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.
The decision to award this contract as per the Competitive process was based on evaluation against basic selection criteria which was assessed on pass/fail basis and other key criteria which were assessed on a 0-3 scale.
Several tender questions were asked as per below criteria & weighting:-
Financial Planning : 8%
Quality of Service : 75%
Sustainability: 10%
Cost: 2%
There was also a face to face meeting held where the provider was invited to present their service proposal. This carried a weighting of 5%.
The provider selected for award has been chosen as they passed the basic selection
criteria and were the highest scoring bidder overall, against the key criteria.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Exeter
Country
United Kingdom