Award

Emotional Well-Being for Children and Young People

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-007882

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a63b

Published 15 April 2021, 11:25am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Procurement Department, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, 2nd Floor, Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

Email

emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 02921836450

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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

Emotional Well-Being for Children and Young People

Reference number

CAV-STA-PROJECT46956

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for the development and provision of a new early intervention and support service to provide local support for children and young people who have mild to moderate and/or stable severe and enduring mental health problems, including psychosocial, behavioural and emotional difficulties experienced by children and young people.

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: £350,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for the development and provision of a new early intervention and support service to provide local support for children and young people who have mild to moderate and/or stable severe and enduring mental health problems, including psychosocial, behavioural and emotional difficulties experienced by children and young people.

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

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:

The Health Board has allocated funding for a project that triages, assesses and provides interventions to support children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties and/or those participating in ‘risky behaviours’ who are under 18 years of age.

The aims of providing this service are;

- To improve emotional and mental health outcomes for children and young people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan through the provision of timely, high quality, easily accessible, dynamic, evidence-based and cost-effective support

- To reduce the harm caused by risky behaviours, including drug and alcohol use and self harm, on young people, their families and the wider community

- To reduce inappropriate referrals to specialist services

A Cardiff and Vale commissioning strategy has been undertaken to outline the direction of travel for next five years. Services will need to respond to the changing demographics of Cardiff and Vale, an evolving evidence base around effective treatments and therapies and any Welsh Government Delivery Plan requirements.

Due to Covid-19, this strategy review was delayed and as such, the whole-system review of the patient pathway from prevention to recovery is still being finalised. Therefore, the re-commissioning of new contracts with specification re-designs is anticipated to commence from the 1st June 2022. As such, the Health Board require a twelve month interim contract to ensure the established emotional well being project maintains its excellent care to our patients. CGL have extensive experience of delivering targeted and personalised interventions to support positive outcomes for children and young people reducing risk taking behaviours. Within the current project, they have a 98% success rate and have a number of staff involved such as a clinical psychologist, 4.5 health and wellbeing workers, a volunteer co-ordinator and service manager.

Based on the above, the Health Board is applying a 10 day standstill period prior to awarding this contract.

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/concession

Contract No

CAV-STA-PROJECT46956

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

14 April 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Change Grow Live (CGL)

Duncan House, 14-16 Duncan Street

Leeds

LS1 6DL

Telephone

+44 07766398697

Country

United Kingdom

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

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £350,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:109816)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.