- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Category 1 - Play Therapies
- Lot 2. Category 2 - Creative therapies
- Lot 3. Category 3 – Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes
- Lot 4. Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story Work
- Lot 5. Category 5 – Psychotherapy
- Lot 6. Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy
- Lot 7. Category 7 – Group Programmes
- Lot 8. Category 8 – Specialist (Psychological) Assessments
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
Contact
Samina Rashid
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Buyer's address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0dc35fe6-552d-ee11-8123-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0dc35fe6-552d-ee11-8123-005056b64545
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
DN680571 - The Provision of a Framework for Children/Family Therapeutic Services
Reference number
DN680571
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Leicestershire County Council (the Council) is conducting a procurement to establish a Framework Agreement in accordance with the Light-Touch Regime requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Council is inviting providers to join the Provision of Children/Family Therapeutic Services Framework. The aim of the framework is to provide evidence-based therapeutic support to children/young people and families,
• to promote attachment relationships, family stability and thus the best possible outcomes for all,
• to improve the mental health & emotional wellbeing of young people and families accessing the service, thus promoting empowerment, strategies and resilience for the future,
• to ensure the ongoing stability and security of permanence thus limiting the risk of family breakdown,
• to increase therapeutic choice for parents/carers going through the adoption and/or Special Guardianship process,
• to offer a timely service to children/young people and families which is proportionate to need, empowers individuals and does not create a ‘therapy dependency’.
The Framework will be cover the following types of therapy:
Category 1 - Play Therapies
Category 2 - Creative therapies
Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes
Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story Work
Category 5 -Psychotherapy
Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy
Category 7 - Group Programmes
Category 8 - Special (Psychological) Assessments
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,800,000
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
Category 1 - Play Therapies
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of play therapies Including but not exclusive to Theraplay®, Filial Therapy and PCAP (Parent-Child Attachment Play).
Providers must hold a relevant and accredited qualification.
The service may be required to be delivered in a number of settings including Provider’s premises, the family home child/children’s’ school, virtually where appropriate
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 2 - Creative therapies
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of creative therapies including Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy, Lego Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy
Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body.
Providers and their therapists will have attended training in providing a specific creative therapy.
In order to deliver DMT, providers / their therapists must hold a postgraduate qualification in dance movement therapy, accredited by the Association for Dance Movement Therapy (ADMT) UK.
The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 3 – Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of therapeutic/attachment focused parenting support & programmes.
Providers and their therapists will be registered with their professional regulatory body.
Providers will have attended training in attachment theory and / or therapeutic parenting, as well as training (and certification) in specific programmes.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story Work
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of therapeutic life story work
Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
Providers and their therapists will have a Diploma in Therapeutic Life Story Work or equivalent / relevant training and experience necessary to deliver this work.
The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 5 – Psychotherapy
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of psychotherapy including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Therapy (branch of CBT), Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MCBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Systemic / multi-systemic Therapy, Solution Focused BRIEF Therapy.
All providers and their therapists will hold the relevant qualifications to practice and will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
Psychotherapy providers will be registered with UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or the British Psychoanalytical Council (BPC).
DDP providers and their therapists will be qualified in DDP to at least Level 2 and receive clinical supervision and have completed or be working towards the Practicum.
CBT providers and their therapists must be qualified to level 2 with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.
The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of sensory integration processing therapy.
Providers will have attended relevant sensory integration training.
Providers will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body.
The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 7 – Group Programmes
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of group programmes.
Providers and their therapists must have attended training relevant to group delivery or to a particular group programme
Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Category 8 – Specialist (Psychological) Assessments
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of specialist (psychological) assessments
Providers and their therapists will be a qualified clinician(s) e.g. a trained Clinical Psychologist, Attachment Psychotherapist, Child Psychiatrist.
For the purposes of this agreement, a qualified clinician would be someone who diagnoses and treats patients; is suitably qualified and is licensed to practice via a professional regulatory body.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 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: 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
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
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
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
Date
4 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 September 2023
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Tenderers should note that final submissions must be made only via the “East Midlands Tenders” e-tendering portal, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded.
All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the portal. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the message tool provided within the portal.
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Leicestershire County Council (LCC) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. LCC will ensure information on the award of the contract is communicated to all Tenderers. Tenderers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant/ tenderer was unsuccessful.
If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to review the award decision before the contract is entered into.