Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
THREE SIX ZERO
BRISTOL
BS13NX
Contact
Mike Pingstone
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
NHS Organisation Data Service
15C
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) has extended a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by 1-3 years., in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to new locality based community mental health offer being fully established..
All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the ICB and patients. The ICB has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service.. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'.
The value of this notice, which is split across the above 24 separate contracts, is
£11,871,313.00
for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
The value of this notice, which is split across the above 7 separate contracts, is
£3,891,194.00
for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
The value of this notice, which is split across the above 1 separate contracts, is
£46,713.00
for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
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: £15,809,220
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) will be extending a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts, in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to the new locality based community mental health offer being fully established.
The services to which this aggregated Notice applies to are:
1. Bristol Hearing Voices Group
2. Bristol Mind (Mindline)
3. Bristol Tranquiliser Project
4. Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)
5. St Mungos (Men's Crisis House)
6. St Mungos (Sanctuary)
7. St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service)
8. Windmill Hill City Farm
9. Second Step (North Somerset Wellbeing Service)
10. Second Step (Community Rehabilitation Service)
11. Second Step (Safe Haven)
12. Bluebell
13. Mothers for Mothers
14. Rockabye
15. North Somerset Homestart
16. Cruse
17. The Harbour
18. Womankind
19. Independent Mental Health Network
20. Second Step (HOPE)
21. Self Injury Support Service (SiS)
22. Bristol Dementia Service (DPT)
23. Nilaari
24. Bristol Changes
In 2019 a thorough review of all Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Mental health contracts held by the CCG was undertaken and was considered through CCG Governance Processes. The CCG Governing Body recommended that the future of the contracts was considered through the Community Mental Health Programme as services will need to align to future Locality Partnership (LP) models of care. Currently this reflects over 24 contracts (listed below) which are due to end on the 31 March 2023.
In April 2020 BNSSG CCG therefore decided to extend the existing contracts whilst a local model for the CMHP was developed. An initial BNSSG model and timeframe for implementation is now in development, however, a further extension to contracts is required in order to avoid gaps in service during implementation and allow for further opportunities to be explored to develop integrated commissioning solutions.
In April 2021 Governing Body asked that the six Locality Partnerships, in collaboration with the CCG, to make recommendations on the future of these contracts. The majority of recommendations were to extend for one year. As a result, a further process to review contracts with Locality Partnerships has been completed during summer 2022 which has resulted in all contracts being extended.
The recommendations to extend each contract were taken to, and approved by the Locality Delivery Partnership Board (LDPB) and the ICB Finance, Estates and Digital board.
If the ICB had not awarded contract extensions it would significantly increase health inequalities, leaving gaps within the pathway, without a clear alterative in place. Without a clear direction of travel, services may lose staff at a time when people with mental health problems are at their most vulnerable due to COVID-19. Ending of contracts would not support the system's strategic direction and would not support people with mental health needs, who are particularly disadvantaged during the Covid-19 pandemic. There has also been significant public and patient involvement in the consultation for the CMHP - over 40 events took place over a 3 month period. During, 2021-2022, a process took place to further review all the contracts alongside our six maturing Integrated Care Partnerships in BNSSG. As a result of this review, it was agreed contracts would be extended for a further year to support the development of our local community mental health framework models.
All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the ICB and patients. The ICB has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service through to the end of their agreed contracted period. . As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'.
The value of this notice, which is split across the above 24 separate contracts, is
£11,871,313.00
for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
The value of this notice, which is split across the above 7 separate contracts, is
£3,891,194.00
for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
The value of this notice, which is split across the above 1 separate contracts, is
£46,713.00
for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
two.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form 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:
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) will be extending a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts, in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to the new locality based community mental health offer being fully established.
The services to which this aggregated Notice applies to are:
1. Bristol Hearing Voices Group
2. Bristol Mind (Mindline)
3. Bristol Tranquiliser Project
4. Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)
5. St Mungos (Men's Crisis House)
6. St Mungos (Sanctuary)
7. St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service)
8. Windmill Hill City Farm
9. Second Step (North Somerset Wellbeing Service)
10. Second Step (Community Rehabilitation Service)
11. Second Step (Safe Haven)
12. Bluebell
13. Mothers for Mothers
14. Rockabye
15. North Somerset Homestart
16. Cruse
17. The Harbour
18. Womankind
19. Independent Mental Health Network
20. Second Step (HOPE)
21. Self Injury Support Service (SiS)
22. Bristol Dementia Service (DPT)
23. Nilaari
24. Bristol Changes
In 2019 a thorough review of all Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Mental health contracts held by the CCG was undertaken and was considered through CCG Governance Processes. The CCG Governing Body recommended that the future of the contracts was considered through the Community Mental Health Programme as services will need to align to future Locality Partnership (LP) models of care. Currently this reflects over 24 contracts (listed below) which are due to end on the 31 March 2023.
In April 2020 BNSSG CCG therefore decided to extend the existing contracts whilst a local model for the CMHP was developed. An initial BNSSG model and timeframe for implementation is now in development, however, a further extension to contracts is required in order to avoid gaps in service during implementation and allow for further opportunities to be explored to develop integrated commissioning solutions.
In April 2021 Governing Body asked that the six Locality Partnerships, in collaboration with the CCG, to make recommendations on the future of these contracts. The majority of recommendations were to extend for one year. As a result, a further process to review contracts with Locality Partnerships has been completed during summer 2022 which has resulted in all contracts being extended.
The recommendations to extend each contract were taken to, and approved by the Locality Delivery Partnership Board (LDPB) and the ICB Finance, Estates and Digital board.
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Changes
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Hearing Voices Group
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Mind (Mindline)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Tranquiliser Project
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Mungos (Men's Crisis House)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Mungos (Sanctuary)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Windmill Hill City Farm
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Second Step (North Somerset Wellbeing Service)
North Somerset
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Second Step (Community Rehabilitation)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Second Step (Safe Haven)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bluebell
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mothers for Mothers
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rockabye
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North Somerset Homestart
North Somerset
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CRUSE
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Harbour
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Womankind
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Independent Mental Health Network
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HOPE - (Second Step)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Self Injury Support Service
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Dementia Service (DPT)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nilaari
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £15,809,220
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Integrated Care Board
360 Bristol - Three Six Zero, Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
360 Bristol - Three Six ZeroMarlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
360 Bristol - Three Six Zero Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
Country
United Kingdom