Tender

Provision of Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People

  • NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-011761

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b563

Published 26 May 2021, 6:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Derby

DE1 3QT

Contact

Thomas Greenwood

Email

Thomas.greenwood2@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

National registration number

na

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.derbyandderbyshireccg.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

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

https://uk.eu-supply.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

Provision of Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People

Reference number

44618

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People, by responding to this opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.

The contract will be for 3 years from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2024, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

Please note there is a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding £220,000 per annum and the total 5 year value of £1,100,000 will be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over £1,100,000 will be accepted.

Please see Section II.2.4 for details on accessing the opportunity.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312320 - Counselling services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People, by responding to this opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.

The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The process is a one stage process similar to an Open process.

The service will offer therapeutic interventions and access to support at the times when Children and Young People (CYP) need it and provide an accessible, safe, secure, online environment for CYP to be able to discuss their emotional wellbeing and mental health with peers and trained Therapists.

The contract will be for 3 years from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2024, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

Please note there is a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding £220,000 per annum and the total 5 year value of £1,100,000 will be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over £1,100,000 will be accepted.

Full details of the service can be found and are included as part of the documentation within the project on EU-Supply. To access the documentation please visit EU-Supply on the link below and access project 44618 - Provision of Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 January 2022

End date

31 December 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 Financial Standing

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 Financial Standing

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

25 June 2021

Local time

5:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 June 2021

Local time

5:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Derby

DE1 3QT

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Derby

DE1 3QT

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Derby

DE1 3QT

Country

United Kingdom