Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
Contact
Maninder Singh Dulku
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Children and Young Peoples' Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Early support for Families
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit expressions of interest for the provision services for early support for families for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Upon the conclusion of the expression of interest stage, the procurement documentation was released to those providers who formally expressed an interest.
The CCG will now establish a list of approved providers. To attain preferred provider status bidders needed to demonstrate proficient technical and professional ability, and economic and financial standing as per the selection criteria that was stated in the procurement documentation, in addition to the award criteria.
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: £1,198,558.24
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
North East Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has sought to commission a service for early support for families for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Monies will be allocated to organisations that can provide needs led, innovative, trusted, and responsive services and interventions to children, young people, and families to support the management of neurodevelopmental conditions (definition below)* in the 0-25 age group across North East Essex.
To include pre, during and post assessment models of support for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families, complementing services which already exist.
Social support refers to the various types of support (i.e., assistance/help) that people receive from others and is generally classified into major categories: emotional, instrumental, and informational support.
Families have told us that support means different things to different people at different times and is not necessarily health related. It can also vary over time. In the context of those with neurodevelopmental/behavioural needs support needs to include the family/carer as well as the individual child/young person. Support for them should aim to build resilience and be empowering, individualised, age appropriate, it should improve knowledge and access to those with lived experience.
Types of support for families could include: Volunteer Mentors, Befriending, Psychological, Practical, Information, Advice, Social, Peer support, Advocacy, Parenting skills and behavioural support. It should also be:
- needs led
- holistic
- easily accessible
- proactive
- timely
- publicised/well known
- accurate
- collaborative
- flexible
- responsive
- compassionate
- connective.
*Neurodevelopmental conditions are a group of disorders which affect the development of the nervous system, leading to abnormal brain function which may affect emotion, learning ability, self-control, and memory. The effects of neurodevelopmental disorders tend to last for a person's entire lifetime. The most commonly associated behavioural conditions and most challenging for families to get support on are oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and anxiety. They form the largest group associated with child disability such as, learning disabilities, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, seizures, stuttering or stammering, moderate to profound hearing loss, blindness. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders can experience difficulties with language and speech, motor skills, behaviour, memory, learning, or other neurological functions.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery (Quality) / Weighting: 46
Quality criterion - Name: Workforce (Quality) / Weighting: 13
Quality criterion - Name: Quality & Safety (Quality) / Weighting: 17
Quality criterion - Name: Communications & Engagement (Quality) / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: Information Technology & Information Governance (Quality) / Weighting: 4
Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation (Quality) / Weighting: 4
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Service reviews will be undertaken regularly, in order to determine any relevant renewal.
The contract term will be for an initial 24 months, with the option to extend by a further 24 months.
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
The contract will run for 2 years commencing on the 1 October 2021. The contract value for this term is £599,279.12.
The maximum contract value for the 4 year contract (2 years plus option to extend by 2 years) is £1,198,558.24.
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-006163
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
29 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Autism Anglia
59 North Hill
Colchester
CO1 1QF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £583,676.90
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
29 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Families InFocus (Essex)
Moulsham Mill, Parkway
Chelmsford
CM2 7PX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Internet address
www.familiesinfocusessex.org.uk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £237,280.03
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
29 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The MAZE Group Community Interest Company
PO Box 1035, Bentley
Ipswich
IP9 2WL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £377,601.31
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The services to which this process relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) ("the Regulations"). As such, the CCG does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
Country
United Kingdom