Awarded contract

Mental Health Community Connectors (Additional Roles and Responsibilities Scheme)

  • Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-011743

Published 11 April 2024, 10:56am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust

CAMBRIDGE

Contact

Amanda Roberts

Email

ContractsTeam@cpft.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH - East of England

NHS Organisation Data Service

RT1

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

NHS

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Mental Health Community Connectors (Additional Roles and Responsibilities Scheme)

Reference number

214_Mind_CPFT_MHCC_2024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Mental Health Community Connector Service will comprise two, closely aligned, teams of specialist Connectors to serve Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; providing additional capacity to contributing Primary Care Networks. Funded via Mental Health ARRS, this service will provide equivalent of one Full-time Community Connector per PCN.

Each community connectors will work with around 150 individuals per year who:

- are not suitable for IAPT and do not reach thresholds for secondary services

- currently rely on very regular GP appointments for sustained wellbeing, and for whom:

• isolation is a key issue or

• their mental health issues are exacerbated by other social issues i.e housing, relationship, physical health, finance/benefits, drugs and alcohol.

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: £701,354

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Mental Health Community Connector Service will comprise two, closely aligned, teams of specialist Connectors to serve Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; providing additional capacity to contributing Primary Care Networks. Funded via Mental Health ARRS

CPFT is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process c

Contract will be for one year with an exepected annual value of £701,354

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 701354

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

the term of the agreement could be extended at the discretion of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB


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 the relevant authority by 23 April 2024. 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

1 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind

Cambridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
Companies House

01082980

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £325,009.50


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

213_GPN_CPFT_MHCC_2024

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Greater Peterborough Network Limited

Peterborough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
Companies House

09821044

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £376,345.63


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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 23.04.24. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

the decision to direct award this contract was made by representatives from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB in early 2022

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

not known

unknown

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

CEDR

London

Country

United Kingdom