Contract

Mental Health Individual Placement Support Service

  • London Borough of Camden

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003100

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b2a8

Published 30 January 2025, 12:59pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

Contact

Mr Michael Sargeant

Email

michael.sargeant@camden.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2079746605

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.camden.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.camden.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Mental Health Individual Placement Support Service

Reference number

DN744202

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The London Borough of Camden (‘the Authority’) is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Camden Mental Health Individual Placement Support Service.

The contract will be for a period of 24 months commencing on 1st April 2025.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,007,581.28

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The London Borough of Camden (‘the Authority’) is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Camden Mental Health Individual Placement Support Service.

Recommissioning of the IPS employment Support Services is required as the current contract is due to end on 31st March 2025. North Central London Integrated Care Board and the Department of Work & Penson, Work & Health Unit, have significantly increased investment to enable more people to successfully find and sustain paid employment.

The new contract is broken down into two service elements

• Model 1: Mental Health Individual Placement Support Service - in Secondary Care

• Model 2: Mental Health Individual Placement Support Service - in NHS Talking Therapies Service

The Council has reviewed and upgraded its payment processes and is now able to offer the Supplier Incentive Scheme. For a small rebate our target is to pay invoices within 10 days, or earlier, after the receipt of a valid invoice. The Council therefore recommends Suppliers participate in the Supplier Incentive Scheme to improve their cash flow and ensure enhanced liquidity within your supply chain. Participation in the Supplier Incentive Scheme has therefore been included as part of this process and Suppliers are referred to the tender pack for further information.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime.

The approximate lifetime value of the new contract is £2,007,581.28

This is an existing service.

The Contract is being awarded to a new provider.

The new contract will commence on 1st April 2025 for a period of 24 months, until 31st March 2027.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria (as set out in the Procurement Documents) / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-035208


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hestia Housing and Support

Beaufort House, 4th Floor, 15 St. Botolph Street

London

EC3A 7DT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,007,581.28


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 11th February 2025. 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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

London Borough of Camden

5 Pancras Square

London

N1C 4BE

Country

United Kingdom