Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Building 4 Spencer Close, St Margret's Hospital, The Plain
Epping
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH35 - West Essex
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
Adult Secondary Mental Health Services in West Essex
Reference number
ACE-0447-2021-West
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Contract Award Notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice in the Find A Tender portal on 17th February 2021 (ref: 2021/S 000-003229) informing the market of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a contract for Adult Secondary Mental Health Services in West Essex to its incumbent provider, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT).
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: £80,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH35 - West Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Award Notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice in the Find A Tender portal on 17th February 2021 (ref: 2021/S 000-003229) informing the market of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a contract for Adult Secondary Mental Health Services in West Essex to its incumbent provider, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT).
The agreed direction of travel in West Essex is to formally establish an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) known locally as the One Health and Care Partnership (OHCP), with incumbent providers across the health and social care system working to deliver system transformation plans.
EPUT, as the incumbent provider for both Community Services, and Adults Secondary Mental Health Services are a crucial partner in the development of these plans. Therefore any re-procurement of EPUT services at this time would likely destabilise the progress made in developing the ICP model.
Furthermore, ambitious deliverables were outlined for the mental health services in the NHS Long Term Plan (2019 - 2024); work has commenced with EPUT on a number of these deliverables and there is recognition that transformation will take time to embed. If a procurement for this service is undertaken there is a risk that current transformation schemes to ensure the LPT ambitions are met will be disrupted leading to non-achievement of these within West Essex.
The contract will be for a period of 3-years, starting on 1st April 2021 and ending on 31st March 2024. The total value of the 3-year period is approximately £72m. It is recognised that in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS), additional investment is also required year-on-year over the next 3 years, which will increase the contract value by an additional percentage. This increase is not yet confirmed, therefore the value within this Notice is expected to be an upper value which allows for any additional investment required.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 100
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.2.14) Additional information
Following publication of the VEAT the Contracting Authority allowed a 10-day standstill period in line with best practice prior to entering into any formal contractual arrangement with EPUT.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The agreed direction of travel in West Essex is to formally establish an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) known locally as the One Health and Care Partnership (OHCP), with incumbent providers across the health and social care system working to deliver system transformation plans.
EPUT, as the incumbent provider for both Community Services, and Adults Secondary Mental Health Services are a crucial partner in the development of these plans. Therefore any re-procurement of EPUT services at this time would likely destabilise the progress made in developing the ICP model.
Furthermore, ambitious deliverables were outlined for the mental health services in the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) (2019 - 2024); work has commenced with EPUT on a number of these deliverables and there is recognition that transformation will take time to embed. If a procurement for this service is undertaken there is a risk that current transformation schemes to ensure the LTP ambitions are met will be disrupted leading to non-achievement of these within West Essex.
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: 2021/S 000-003229
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
28 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT)
Trust Head Office, The Lodge, Lodge Approach, Runwell
Wickford
SS11 7XX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH36 - Heart of Essex
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice for England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Building 4 Spencer Close, St Margaret's Hospital, The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
Country
United Kingdom