Contract

Community Connectors, LEP, Recovery & Connect Workers & SUN Peer Support Workers

  • Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-004769

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04de38

Published 12 February 2025, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Road

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Contact

Clare Martin

Email

clare.martin@sabp.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/

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

Community Connectors, LEP, Recovery & Connect Workers & SUN Peer Support Workers

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Community Connectors, LEP, Recovery & Connect Workers & SUN Peer Support Workers

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: £4,768,212

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Community Connectors, LEP, Recovery & Connect Workers & SUN Peer Support Workers
We are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C
Approximate lifetime contract value £4,768,212.00
Contract dates: 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028 with an option to extend 1 year to 31/03/2029

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: PSR / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

12 Months

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

The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.


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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 21/02/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


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

8 January 2025

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

Catalyst Support Limited

14 Jenner Road Guildford Surrey

Guildford

GU21 4XE

Telephone

+44 1483590150

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
National registration number

01075892

Internet address

www.catalystsupport.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,768,212

Total value of the contract/lot: £4,768,212


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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Representations should be sent to : Clare.martin@sabp.nhs.uk
Award decison makers: Associate Director For Primary and Community Transformation, Professional Lead for Lived Experience Development, Senior Contract Manager
No conflicts of interest were declared.
CMHTP Strategic Steering Board (Surrey and North East Hampshire) is committed to developing sustainable and integrated partnerships with providers from the VCSE sector.
Catalyst entered into the original contract with SABP on 01/02/2021 for an initial term until 31/03/2024 and then extended by 1 year. The new co-produced services were implemented as part the national community mental health transformation programme to improve the quality and efficiency of services, through integrated service delivery to better meet the needs of adults (aged 18 years and above) with significant mental health needs.
They are satisfying the original contract, and the new contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.
The key evaluation criteria and supporting evidence submitted by Catalyst shows that they are likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The relative importance of each of the key criteria was considered and it was decided to assess based on equal weighting. Basic criteria were assessed by met or unmet.
A PSR evaluation panel was stood up consisting of the individuals listed below to assess the key criterion information and supporting evidence submitted by Catalyst

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Road

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/