Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://attain.bravosolution.co.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
Children & Young People Therapeutic Health Based Coaching - NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (Essex-wide)
Reference number
ACE-0666-2023-HWE
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 NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Mid and South Essex ICB and Suffolk and NHS North East Essex ICB's (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) intention to award a contract for Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Services under Regulation 32 (2) (a), to the incumbent provider N.O.W's The Time For Change, for a period of 12 months from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2024, at an aggregate contract value of £406,800 (excluding VAT).
The Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Service will deliver support to parents and carers of children and young people who live in Essex and who have been in contact with the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SET CAMHS) and are receiving treatment. The service will also act as an additional support element for families who are experiencing anxiety, depression or require support in their current situation.
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: £406,800
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Mid and South Essex ICB and Suffolk and NHS North East Essex ICB's (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) intention to award a contract for Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Services under Regulation 32 (2) (a), to the incumbent provider N.O.W's The Time For Change, for a period of 12 months from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2024, at an aggregate contract value of £406,800 (excluding VAT).
The Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Service will deliver support to parents and carers of children and young people who live in Essex and who have been in contact with the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SET CAMHS) and are receiving treatment. The service will also act as an additional support element for families who are experiencing anxiety, depression or require support in their current situation.
The key outcomes of the service are to:
• Provide therapeutic support to families who are facing the additional challenges of emotional well-being, anxiety, low mood etc. affecting a child or young person;
• Encourage communication between family members
• Explore any fears, anxieties, difficulty or distress
• Help with conflict and conflict resolution skills
• Help reduce feelings of isolation
• Identify and facilitate ways to address contributing factors in their daily lives
• Gain insight into, and explore strategies to improve, their situation
• Find practical solutions to the daily challenges
The Authority issued a Contract Notice (2023/S 000-003382) communicating to the market that the Authority was commencing a competitive procurement for the provision of Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Service, on 3rd February 2023. A Light Touch Open Procedure was completed by the Authority in accordance with such Contract Notice, however on this occasion there were unfortunately no suitable tenders submitted in response to this procedure, and the procedure was abandoned.
Based on positive outcomes for and feedback regarding the pilot, the Authority wishes to ensure continuity of provision of the Service to Children and Young People and their Parents and Carers across Essex. As such the Authority has taken a decision to continue to work with the incumbent provider for another 12 months to provide sufficient time to deliver a second procurement process, details of which will be communicated to the market in due course via relevant Contract Notices.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the ICB will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
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 Public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (the "Light Touch" Regime).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Mid and South Essex ICB and Suffolk and NHS North East Essex ICB's (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) intention to award a contract for Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Services under Regulation 32 (2) (a), to the incumbent provider N.O.W's The Time For Change, for a period of 12 months from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2024, at an aggregate contract value of £406,800 (excluding VAT).
The Authority issued a Contract Notice (2023/S 000-003382) communicating to the market that the Authority was commencing a competitive procurement for the provision of Therapeutic Health Based Coaching Service, on 3rd February 2023. A Light Touch Open Procedure was completed by the Authority in accordance with such Contract Notice, however on this occasion there were unfortunately no suitable tenders submitted in response to this procedure, and the procedure was abandoned.
Based on positive outcomes for and feedback regarding the pilot, the Authority wishes to ensure continuity of provision of the Service to Children and Young People and their Parents and Carers across Essex. As such the Authority has taken a decision to continue to work with the incumbent provider for another 12 months to provide sufficient time to deliver a second procurement process, details of which will be communicated to the market in due course via relevant Contract Notices.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the ICB will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
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 Public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (the "Light Touch" Regime).
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
Children & Young People Therapeutic Health Based Coaching - NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (Essex-wide)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 March 2023
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
National Online Wellbeing Services Ltd T/A NOWs The Time for Change
Skyline Plaza, 1st Floor 45 Victoria Avenue
Southend on Sea
SS2 6BB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £406,800
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a joint procurement between the following Contracting Authorities:
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses (please identify all contracting authorities responsible for the procedure)
Official name:
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Postal address:
Charter House, Parkway
Town:
Welwyn Garden City
NUTS code:
UKH23
Postal code:
AL8 6JL
Country:
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Main address: (URL)
https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
Name and addresses: (please repeat as many times as needed)
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Official name:
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Postal address:
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road
Town:
Basildon
NUTS code:
UKH3
Postal code:
SS14 3HG
Country:
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Main address: (URL)
https://midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
Official name:
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Postal address:
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Town:
Colchester
NUTS code:
UKH3
Postal code:
CO4 9QR
Country:
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Main address: (URL)
https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Welwyn Garden City
Charter House, Parkway
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom