Contract

Postvention Service to Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

  • NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009453

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ed55

Published 14 March 2025, 1:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

Chippenham

Contact

Donna Harrington

Email

donnaharrington@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

NHS Organisation Data Service

92G

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Buyer's address

https://bsw.icb.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

Postvention Service to Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

Reference number

C331047 / WA16900

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board are intending to award Postvention Services to Rethink Mental Illness following the outcome of a most suitable provider process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.

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: £35,940

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Main site or place of performance

Swindon and Wiltshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice is placed as an intention to award to inform the market that Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("BSW") are intending to award the Postvention Service to Rethink Mental Illness following the outcome of under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.

BSW sought to commission a Prime Provider with the capability and capacity to deliver Postvention Services, in line with the specified requirements within the Swindon and Wiltshire locality on behalf of NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board.

The Postvention service provides suicide bereavement support for individuals close to, or that were in contact with the person who took their life offering individual personalised support sessions (psychosocial/emotional support and practical support).

In line with the Provider Selection Regime regulations and the process undertaken (Most Suitable Provider) the following notice was previously published:

F01: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-001731

The lifetime value of the 7 month contract is expected to be £35,940.

This is an existing service and will be delivered by an existing provider.

It is anticipated that the contract will be in place until 31st October 2025.

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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:

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 26th March 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: No


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

13 March 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

Rethink Mental Illness

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

271028

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: £35,940

Total value of the contract/lot: £35,940


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The awarding decision was granted by the Director of Place Swindon &

BSW Executive Director for Mental Health & Primary Care in BSW ICB.

No conflicts were declared.

The awarded provider was assessed against the key criteria and assured Commissioners of their capability and capacity to deliver the service. The provider is an existing provider and delivering these services satisfactorily.

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 midnight, 26th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Any representations should be sent to donnaharrington@nhs.net

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

Chippenham

Country

United Kingdom