Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
Contact
Angela Wilson
Angela-proc.Wilson@rotherham.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1709334551
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
National registration number
GB173552264
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83368&B=UK
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Prevention Pilot
Reference number
24-048
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85320000 - Social services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking to engage with providers for the delivery of a prevention pilot that will prioritise people who have recently attempted suicide and are known to services such as RDASH Crisis and Hospital Liaison Teams. The cohort of people will be those that have attempted suicide where they have experienced a life event such as relationship breakdown, loss of job, financial worries, bereavement.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 6th August 2024 12:00 Noon Deadline for Submission of response to a soft Market Test Questionnaire.
Tuesday 6th August 2024 12:00 Noon Deadline for submission of any feedback in terms of the Service Specification.
Tuesday 6th August 2024 12:00 Noon Deadline for registering expression of interest in attending the event and for providing attendee details.
Thursday 8th August 2024 13:00 hours to 15:00 hours- Market Engagement Event (virtual)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £95,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance
Rotherham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking a provider to deliver a prevention pilot working with people who have recently attempted suicide and are known to services such as RDASH Crisis and Hospital Liaison Teams. The service is not an emergency service and will work with people that have attempted suicide where their physical and mental health needs have been assessed and met. The pilot will have a particular focus of working with people who have attempted suicide due to life events such as relationship breakdown, loss of job, financial worries, bereavement. The service will provide emotional resilience coaching to build coping skills, support with emotional regulation and alleviate psychological distress as well as support to access other services available in the community. The aim of the service is to reduce social isolation, reduce suicidal thinking, increase emotional resilience, reduce suicidal activity, improve quality of life and improve coping mechanisms. The pilot service will be for adults (18 years and above) living in the Rotherham Borough and/or registered with a Rotherham GP.
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It is expected that the future opportunity will run for a period of at least 12 months from contract commencement, 1 April 2025, with a maximum budget of £95,000.00.
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Providers are invited to attend a market engagement (ME) event on Thursday 8th August 2024 from 13:00 hours to 15:00 hours via Microsoft Teams.
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Information in terms of the soft market testing questionnaire (a link to the survey), the specification, a form to complete in terms of event attendees are all contained within the tendering portal as follows: .
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER, which is the link to the (Mercell Eu-Supply) YORtender tender portal site. The specific ref for this event is YORtender Ref. 89066.
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Please complete the table within YorTender if you would like to attend the on line pre-market engagement event. Providers should upload the completed document as your ‘bid’ response on the YorTender portal. Should providers have any feedback in terms of the intended specification, this can be completed in any format you wish, e.g., tracked changes to our specification, by inserting comments or by way of a submission of a separate document entirely.
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Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any potential provider participating in, nor shall it place any potential provider at an advantage in any future procurement opportunity.
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For clarity, this is not a Request for Quote / Tender. Any resultant opportunity will be advertised after the Market engagement event. Any future procurement opportunity is expected to be published on or around 10th September 2024. however, this timeframe is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to reschedule any forthcoming publication at any time.
two.2.14) Additional information
Bidders are advised that the maximum budget available for the provision of this pilot contract is £95,000.00 The contract pilot is expected to last for at least 12 months of operational delivery from contract commencement with the available budget.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 September 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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