Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
DMS Whittington
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
Contact
Kelvin Edwards
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service
Reference number
703541450
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The overarching requirement is for the Contractor to provide supplementary access to mental healthcare for:
An inpatient setting for entitled personnel that is safe, locally based, inpatient services with the ability to provide urgent expert assessment, treatment, stabilisation and return to service or transition to civilian facilities or civilian life.
To provide surge provision of a rolling 116 (annual total of no more than 416) new referrals for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved psychotherapy for all DCMHs and Defence mental health staff and other identified personnel – referred to as the Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS).
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: £6,814,071
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will form part of the Defence occupational mental healthcare pathway, supporting Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) in providing psychotherapy, and in providing appropriate inpatient provision, when required. It will reflect the different thresholds and tolerances for treatment used within Defence which will reflect the different risks to the NHS.
The overarching requirement is for the Contractor to provide supplementary access to mental healthcare for:
An inpatient setting for entitled personnel that is safe, locally based, inpatient services with the ability to provide urgent expert assessment, treatment, stabilisation and return to service or transition to civilian facilities or civilian life.
To provide surge provision of a rolling 116 (annual total of no more than 416) new referrals for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved psychotherapy for all DCMHs and Defence mental health staff and other identified personnel – referred to as the Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS). The range of psychological provision required, to be delivered:
(1) Delivery of evidence based psychologically informed interventions for a range of presentations, which will be up to and including stepped care levels 3/4a in complexity.
(2) Delivering accredited specialist psychological interventions, that may draw on more than one psychological model, underpinned by theory and evidence based.
(3) In some more complex cases, following MDT/therapist discussions, to deliver highly specialist or complex psychological interventions requiring especially high levels of skill, knowledge and experience.
Provision of clinical supervision, as required and requested, to MOD clinicians (including approach specific specialist accredited supervision).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Non-Cost (Technical) / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion to extend the Contract Term for a period of up to 12 months. the value of this option is estimated to be £2.3m
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
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-033799
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
703541450
Title
Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3SR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,814,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DMS Whittington
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
Country
United Kingdom