Opportunity

Whole System Specialist Mental Health Care & Support

  • Bath and North East Somerset Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-009987

Published 7 May 2021, 3:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Guildhall, High Street

Bath

BA1 5AW

Contact

Mrs Cheryl Hansford

Email

cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1225477273

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=06f28ff5-39af-eb11-810c-005056b64545

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Whole System Specialist Mental Health Care & Support

Reference number

DN528550

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

B&NES Council are looking to identify a partner (or more than one partner) to work with us (and each other) to develop a whole system approach to the commissioning of the services in scope.

This will be a phased approach, with phase 1 identifying providers who wish to take part in the system design work. Providers will later be given the opportunity to make collaborative arrangements and put forward proposals for the whole system, which will operate in phase 2.

Contract Start and End Dates provided are indicative. Please see Invitation to Participate for detail around anticipated timescales. During phase 1 the Council will continue to spot purchase placements and packages. At the commencement of phase 2 a contract will be entered into between the Council and the successful whole system partner(s). This contract will be for a period of 7 years, with potential to extend for up to a further 3 years. The indicative contract period includes phase 1, during which services will be spot purchased.

The system will deliver care and support for people aged 18-64, with mental ill health, including specialist residential care, specialist independence at home and supported living services.

This procurement process is being undertaken under the Light Touch Regime and therefore applies the flexibilities afforded under regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

B&NES Council are looking to identify a partner (or more than one partner) to work with us (and each other) to develop a whole system approach to the commissioning of the services in scope.

This will be a phased approach, with phase 1 identifying providers who wish to take part in the system design work. Providers will later be given the opportunity to make collaborative arrangements and put forward proposals for the whole system, which will operate in phase 2.

Contract Start and End Dates provided are indicative. Please see Invitation to Participate for detail around anticipated timescales. During phase 1 the Council will continue to spot purchase placements and packages. At the commencement of phase 2 a contract will be entered into between the Council and the successful whole system partner(s). This contract will be for a period of 7 years, with potential to extend for up to a further 3 years. The indicative contract period includes phase 1, during which services will be spot purchased.

The system will deliver care and support for people aged 18-64, with mental ill health, including specialist residential care, specialist independence at home and supported living services.

This procurement process is being undertaken under the Light Touch Regime and therefore applies the flexibilities afforded under regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

1 August 2021


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

See procurement documemts


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Procedure involving negotiation

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/regulation/76

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

See procurement documents

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-003772

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

14 June 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English