Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
Contact
Michelle Davies
michelle.davies@staffordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1785277116
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
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
Framework Agreement for Staffordshire County Council Workforce Mental Wellbeing Early Intervention Support
Reference number
IA2923
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Staffordshire County Council requires a range of organisations/individual professionals to complement our employed Occupational Health and Health and Safety professionals to deliver a range of prevention and early intervention support services to the workforce under a Framework Agreement.
The use of a Framework Agreement for the provision of early intervention support to employees will allow the Council to have a range of competent providers offering a wide range of skills and services. There are no guaranteed levels of referrals per provider.
Providers are expected to work in partnership with the County Council to deliver early intervention services to the corporate workforce of 4300 employees and for other customers supported by the Council's Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service.
Providers appointed to the framework will assist us to support employees suffering from mental ill health and help prevent and reduce the impact that ill health of this nature has on individuals, their families and organisational productivity.
The Council is looking to appoint 25 providers to each lot, who successfully pass all selection and award criteria.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £580,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Triage
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA2923.
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £90,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2027
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
Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Self-referral (Digital Counselling)
Lot No
2a
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA2923.
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £50,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2027
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
Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Self-referral (Face to face Counselling)
Lot No
2b
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA2923.
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qulaity / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £250,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2027
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
Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Manager Referral (Digital Counselling)
Lot No
2c
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA2923.
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £40,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2027
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
Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Manager Referral (Face to face Counselling)
Lot No
2d
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA2923.
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £145,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2027
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
Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Clinical Psychology Services
Lot No
2e
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suppliers should set up a profile on Proactis by completing their company details first. Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching under reference IA2923.
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2023
End date
31 October 2027
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
Options to extend for a further 2 x 12 month to the 31 October 2026 and 31 October 2027
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Staffordshire County Council needs to ensure that all Counsellors undertaking intervention for ThinkWell hold the required membership / registration of one of the following professional bodies to the level indicated below or higher.
• BACP- Individual member or higher
• BABCP - Ordinary membership or higher
• HCPC -Registered as psychologist
• BPC - British Psychoanalytic Council - Membership due to appropriate counselling qualification
• NCS - The National Counselling Society - Accredited Professional Registrant or above
• UKCP - United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy - Full clinical membership
• ACCPH - Accredited Coaches, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists. Accredited member via a route that includes counselling/psychotherapy qualification.
• UKAHPP - UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners Ordinary member or higher.
• Or equivalent - If submitting an equivalent accreditation, please provide full justification to its equivalent status and a link to the organisation's website.
Counsellors must hold an appropriate qualification and have experience that has allowed them to gain such membership or registration. Organisational membership alone will not be considered adequate unless the individual undertaking interventions for ThinkWell hold the required membership.
Awarded Supplier's will maintain Membership and Registration of Professional Bodies for the duration of the Framework term (including extensions).
Any personnel utilised on this contract must have a Standard DBS check
PLEASE REFER TO THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE DETAIL
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
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
Originally published as:
Date
6 June 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
20 June 2023
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 June 2023
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Country
United Kingdom