Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Liz Salter
Telephone
+44 7783816062
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Peer Support Worker eating disorders course development and mobilisation
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The South West region is looking for a provider to develop and deliver a peer support worker and linked guided self-help training in the South West region including supervision module - all as a bolt on to the regular HEE peer support worker training
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: £153,657
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80500000 - Training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supplier would be required to:
• Seek examples of good practice among NHS ED services in training peer support workers, take the best of this and improve it where necessary, and create a high quality 5-day course providing people with the necessary skills and knowledge to operate as a peer support worker in any CEDS setting. This course would include pre-recorded sessions but would also require live delivery. It would be supported by access to a weekly community of practice over Zoom facilitated by an experienced clinician.
• Deliver two pilots of the basic course, via Zoom or equivalent, evaluating and reviewing the content and approach as necessary after each. Deliver 1 basic course per year for 2 consecutive years beginning in year 22/23.
• Use the providers helpline team to deliver the guided self-help programmes, so creating a 5-day training course which could be delivered live to the PSWs who have attended the basic 5-day training.
• Deliver two pilots of the GSH training, via Zoom or equivalent, evaluating and reviewing the content and approach as necessary after each.
• Deliver training thereafter to peer support workers in cohorts of 12 per course, via Zoom or equivalent. Deliver 1 course per year for 2 consecutive years beginning in year 22/23.
• Develop a 1.5 day supervisor training course to ensure that relevant NHS staff are fully able to provide supervision to peer support workers once they are actively employed by the ED services.
• Deliver one course to a cohort of up to 10 supervisors identified by the ED services. These will be people who are already competent in supervision with experience of supervising peer support workers or lived experience workers. One year only.
• Provide a community of practice over Zoom facilitated by an experienced clinician, available to peer support workers and supervisors on alternate weeks.
• Recruit and employ a Coordinator to project manage and ensure the effective delivery and evaluation of this project, including outreach to services to encourage buy-in from services and, as needed, to support PSW recruitment, roll out of the approach to other NHSE regions, etc. the Coordinator is employed on a 0.6 FTE basis;
• Provider to provide at least 6 Lived Experience Volunteers from the South West region. These volunteers are to be available to support engagement opportunities in the region. Acceptance of these opportunities would be at the discretion of the individual volunteers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
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:
A PIN Was issued to review the market and no other provider came forwards
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-003763
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
18 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Beat Eating Disorder
1 Chalk Hill House, 19 Rosary Road
Norwich
NR1 1SZ
Telephone
+44 3001233355
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
2368495
Internet address
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £153,657
Lowest offer: £153,657 / Highest offer: £153,657 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Country
United Kingdom