Tender

Children & Young Persons Mental Health Service in Swindon

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

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

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-010336

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03bdbd

Published 11 April 2023, 12:50pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

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

Jenner House, Unit E3, Langley Park, Avon Way

Chippenham

SN15 1GG

Contact

Donna Harrington

Email

Donnaharrington@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

NHS Organisation Data Service

QOX

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.bsw.icb.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

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

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

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

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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

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

Children & Young Persons Mental Health Service in Swindon

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 seeks to commission a Community Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) within the Swindon locality that delivers a high quality community based support services that are strengths-based, personalised, and that empower CYP to stay well and avoid crisis.

The ICB want to work with providers who are committed to innovation and creativity in delivering good health outcomes.

The scope of this service is to bring together three elements of the mental health pathway under one contract to ensure that services are more streamlined, with increased accessibility, and the need to embed the iThrive model. The three elements as they stand are:

• Targeted and Mental Health Support (TAMHS)

• Mental Health Support Teams (MHST)

• Online/digital counselling

The initial contract term will be for 5 years, with an optional extension of any period up to 2 years. The maximum budget per annum is £2,252,650 and has a total contract value of £11,263,250.

The new service will commence on the 1st October 2023.

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

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £11,263,250

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK14 - Swindon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board seeks to commission a Community Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) within the Swindon locality that delivers high quality community based support services that are strengths-based, personalised, and that empower CYP to stay well and avoid crisis.

The ICB want to work with providers who are committed to innovation and creativity in delivering good health outcomes.

The scope of this service is to bring together three elements of the mental health pathway under one contract to ensure that services are more streamlined, with increased accessibility, and the need to embed the iThrive model. The three elements as they stand are:

• Targeted and Mental Health Support (TAMHS)

• Mental Health Support Teams (MHST)

• Online/digital counselling

The aims and objectives of the service are:

• Implementation of the iThrive model across the CYPMH pathway to provide an integrated model of care for children and young people from early advice to getting risk support.

• Implementation of a 'no wrong front door' single point of access to CYPMH services in Swindon, including an agreed standard operating procedure & referral form spanning all providers, robust recording and reporting and clarity of role and responsibilities of providers in ensuring a seamless working model.

• A review of governance arrangements delivering integrated reporting, oversight, accountability, and decision making for the CYPMH pathway in Swindon

• Partnership working with all agencies to enable holistic needs to be met and collaboratively identifying and managing changes in functioning or mental state.

• Timely intervention and care planning to prevent and reduce the need to access clinically defined crisis services or hospital emergency department care.

• CYP receive timely support to de-escalate their mental distress during self-defined emotional crisis and are better placed and able to identify and engage with local sources for support.

• Enabling access to appropriate up to date information, advice and support to meet needs that supports care for the child/young person where they present.

• Robust data capture and uploading into the Mental Health Services Data Set to enable a single view of activity delivered in every setting.

• Demonstrating quality in practice and in the experience of CYP using services

• Promoting positivity and innovation in the workforce.

• Evidencing positive outcomes for people who use the service.

• Providing services built around the needs of each individual, acknowledging their carer(s) and families in the process.

• Evidencing involvement, feedback and learning from children and young people, their families and friends, staff and from incidents to continually provide service improvements.

The initial contract term will be for 5 years, with an optional extension of any period up to 2 years. The maximum budget per annum is £2,252,650 and has a total contract value of £11,263,250.

The new service will commence on the 1st October 2023.

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

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

Duration in months

84

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

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

12 May 2023

Local time

12:00pm

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

English