Opportunity

Mental Health Contracts

  • North Lanarkshire Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-018949

Published 5 August 2021, 5:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Contact

Patricia Kearns

Email

KearnsP@northlan.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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

Mental Health Contracts

Reference number

NLC-CPT-21-076

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North Lanarkshire Council (the “Council”) propose to establish contracts for the provision of Mental Health Services.

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LOT 1 - Peer Support

LOT 2 - Short Term Intervention Service ("STIR")

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The approach to establish these Contracts will be in accordance with Regulation 74 (Social and Other Specific Services).

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two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Peer Support

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Main site or place of performance

North Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement for Lot 1 sets out to establish a Contract for the provision of Peer Support.

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A detailed specification is contained within the main invitation to tender (“ITT”) document which is accessible (and downloadable) from the Buyer Attachment area within the PCS-Tender system.

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Service delivery must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice, the tender pack comprising the ITT and associated documents which are located in PCS-Tender.

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Maximum contract duration of 3 years.

Annual Budget is 394,116

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Short Term Intervention Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Main site or place of performance

North Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement for Lot 2 sets out to establish a Contract for the provision of a Short Term Intervention Service.

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A detailed specification is contained within the main invitation to tender (“ITT”) document which is accessible (and downloadable) from the Buyer Attachment area within the PCS-Tender system.

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Service delivery must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice, the tender pack comprising the ITT and associated documents which are located in PCS-Tender.

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Maximum contract duration of 3 years.

Annual Budget is 608,932GBP

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS:

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

Full details of the objective rules and criteria for participation are contained within PCS-Tender and within the tender pack.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Contractor staff, assigned to work with Service Users must be registered under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) prior to commencement of any potential contract.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

FOR EACH LOT:

Single-stage procedure.

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Tender Application must be submitted via PCS-Tender only.

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Tenderers must complete:

Qualification Envelope comprising an SPD.

Technical Envelope - comprising scored and non-scored questions related to service delivery

Commercial Envelope - price element

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

6 September 2021

Local time

12:00pm

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

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

TENDERERS PLEASE NOTE: Police Scotland identified a number of business areas which have a high risk of infiltration by Serious and Organised Crime groups; this Framework belongs to one such area and as such the Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks prior to any contract award, including sharing tenderer information with Police Scotland.

The tender pack includes a schedule for the Declaration of non-involvement in serious organised crime; this is a mandatory tender submission requirement for all tenderers.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19355. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The following Community Benefit initiatives are those which the Council deem relevant, and include, but are not limited to:

- Targeted Recruitment and Training: tenderers may have proposals to recruit staff from the Council's area and/or may offer individual and young people training, jobs and work experience.

- Young Person Engagement: Tenderers may have proposals to provide communications, resources, or run free training sessions.

- Local Sponsorship: tenderers may propose sponsorship to organisations within the Council's area.

- Resources: tenderers may provide resources (temporary/permanent)

(SC Ref:662512)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Hamilton Sheriff Court

Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street

Hamilton

ML3 0BT

Email

hamilton@scotcourts.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1698282957

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/hamilton-sheriff-court

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.