Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Wren House, Colchester Road
Chelmsford
CM2 5PF
Contact
kevin.edwards@attain.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - 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
Mid Essex Recovery College
Reference number
ACE-0578-2022-MID
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a contract to deliver a Recovery College Services covering the population of Mid Essex, for a period of 36 months, from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2025.
The aggregate contract value is forecasted at over the three-year term is £1,537,348.75 (excluding VAT)£1,844,818.50 (including VAT).
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: £1,537,348.75
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
Mid Essex area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a contract to deliver a Recovery College Services covering the population of Mid Essex, for a period of 36 months, from 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2025.
The aggregate contract value is forecasted at over the three-year term is £1,537,348.75 (excluding VAT)£1,844,818.50 (including VAT).
This notice is made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs).
The Contracting Authority is yet to agree appropriate inflation and uplift for this contract for the period of 2022/23 and 2023/24. These will be dealt with as Contract Variations in accordance with the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions. The Authority deems any such variations are not substantial or material changes, as they occur due to external causes beyond the Authority's control, including changes in contract value driven by changes in patient volume. The Authority will publish appropriate Notices accordingly to communicate any such future changes to the market, once final.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the Authority will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
The Recovery College will deliver comprehensive, peer-led education and training programmes within mental health services. They should be run like any other college, providing education as a route to Recovery, not as a form of therapy with courses are co-devised and co-delivered by people with lived experience of mental illness and by mental health professionals. (Perkins, Repper, Rinaldi and Brown) (ImROC).
This integrated model has been developed around a partnership approach at all levels of care including working with the newly formed Primary Care Networks, Secondary Care and Multi-Disciplinary Teams from the Local Authority, Community providers and Acute setting. The model has been set in train and will develop further over the next few years providing benefits to patients, the population and provide value for money (VfM) for the wider health economy.
There are significant mobilisation risks, particularly around workforce recruitment and training to secure competent staff at the appropriate levels of seniority to successfully deliver mental health integration in Mid Essex. The scale of work includes; working in partnership within the provider, PCN and Local Authority environment to deliver a capable workforce, recruiting staff to teams, supporting staff through training, ensuring the ability to mobilise the appropriate blend of clinical and administrative personnel to deliver the integrated model.
The proposed contractual term is for a period of 3 years, the services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the integrated model develops.
The provider is a core alliance partner in Mid Essex and delivers Essex Wellbeing and Care Navigation Services, reducing risk of discontinuity of provision for the population of Mid Essex, through a seamless referral pathway that can be established at ease when mobilising the recovery college. The added benefit of the provider delivering this is also the core knowledge of Mid Essex, integrated working and holistic approach to existing services which will complement the delivery of the recovery college.
The seamless referral pathway has been set in train and will develop further over the next few years providing benefits to patients, the population and provide value for money (VfM) for the wider health economy. The CCG believes that the to support acceleration of plans to grow the substantive workforce and work differently and focus on the health, wellbeing can only be achieved through the continued relationships with its core alliance partners.
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
The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a contract to deliver a Recovery College Services covering the population of Mid Essex, for a period of 36 months, from 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2025.
The aggregate contract value is forecasted at over the three-year term is £1,537,348.75 (excluding VAT)£1,844,818.50 (including VAT).
This notice is made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs).
The Contracting Authority is yet to agree appropriate inflation and uplift for this contract for the period of 2022/23 and 2023/24. These will be dealt with as Contract Variations in accordance with the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions. The Authority deems any such variations are not substantial or material changes, as they occur due to external causes beyond the Authority's control, including changes in contract value driven by changes in patient volume. The Authority will publish appropriate Notices accordingly to communicate any such future changes to the market, once final.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the Authority will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
The Recovery College will deliver comprehensive, peer-led education and training programmes within mental health services. They should be run like any other college, providing education as a route to Recovery, not as a form of therapy with courses are co-devised and co-delivered by people with lived experience of mental illness and by mental health professionals. (Perkins, Repper, Rinaldi and Brown) (ImROC).
This integrated model has been developed around a partnership approach at all levels of care including working with the newly formed Primary Care Networks, Secondary Care and Multi-Disciplinary Teams from the Local Authority, Community providers and Acute setting. The model has been set in train and will develop further over the next few years providing benefits to patients, the population and provide value for money (VfM) for the wider health economy.
There are significant mobilisation risks, particularly around workforce recruitment and training to secure competent staff at the appropriate levels of seniority to successfully deliver mental health integration in Mid Essex. The scale of work includes; working in partnership within the provider, PCN and Local Authority environment to deliver a capable workforce, recruiting staff to teams, supporting staff through training, ensuring the ability to mobilise the appropriate blend of clinical and administrative personnel to deliver the integrated model.
The proposed contractual term is for a period of 3 years, the services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the integrated model develops.
The provider is a core alliance partner in Mid Essex and delivers Essex Wellbeing and Care Navigation services, reducing risk of discontinuity of provision for the population of Mid Essex, through a seamless referral pathway that can be established at ease when mobilising the recovery college. The added benefit of the provider delivering this is also the core knowledge of Mid Essex, integrated working and holistic approach to existing services which will complement the delivery of the recovery college.
The seamless referral pathway has been set in train and will develop further over the next few years providing benefits to patients, the population and provide value for money (VfM) for the wider health economy. The CCG believes that the to support acceleration of plans to grow the substantive workforce and work differently and focus on the health, wellbeing can only be achieved through the continued relationships with its core alliance partners.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
Mid Essex Recovery College
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2022
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
Provide CIC
Colchester Business Park, 900 The Crescent, Highwoods
Colchester
CO4 9YQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Internet address
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: £1,537,348.75
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority participating in the publication of this VEAT and the award of the contract communicated herein is:
NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Wren House ,Colchester Road, Chelmsford. CM2 5PF
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom