Award

Adult Mental Health Dementia Support

  • Solent NHS Trust

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-026707

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02efc0

Published 25 October 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Solent NHS Trust

Solent NHS Trust Headquarters

Southampton

SO19 8BR

Email

Sue.Wareham1@solent.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 2381030348

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ31 - Portsmouth

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.solent.nhs.uk

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

Adult Mental Health Dementia Support

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A VEAT notice was published for this service in 2019. 2019/S 019-041867. This notice is to award for a further 12 months as the transformation of Services has been impacted by Covid and the additional demand for mental health services.

The Dementia service offer support from the time of diagnosis to end of life for both the Person with Dementia (PWD) and their carer/family members.

The service has been impacted by the effects of Covid both in terms of the transformation which was intended but also more importantly the increased in demand for mental health service.

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: £240,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Main site or place of performance

Portsmouth

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Direct award of 12-month contract extension for the provision of Dementia support (Remind) from the time of diagnosis to end of life for both the person with Dementia (PWD) and their carer/family members to the current provider Solent Mind.

Solent NHS Trust have had responsibility of this service from 1.4.2019. The service was undergoing a period of transformation within the AMH Support and Recovery Service which includes Dementia support this has been directly impacted by Covid and the increase in mental health needs in Portsmouth.

The incumbent provider provides person-centred, flexible and responsive support to mental health service users of Solent NHS Trust Adult Mental Health Teams in Portsmouth, complementing the role of clinical and social care professionals.

In addition the current provider works closely with other non-statutory services and community resources to develop and

promote service users' independence.

The direct award of the contract extension will enable continuation of re-modelling of the community mental health

provision as a “needs led” service to define the requirement/specification and maximise the resources available

improving productivity.

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:

Regulation 32(9) repeated Works or Services this is a repetition of Services provided by the supplier who could not complete the transformation of the Service due to Covid.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Solent Mind

Portsmouth

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ31 - Portsmouth
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £240,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive;

Explanation:

The Dementia support service is part of the services under transformation within the AMH Support and Recovery Service.

The time afforded though direct award of the contract extension will enable the incumbent provider who has the specialist knowledge and skills to meet service needs to enable and support the delayed transformation.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Solent NHS Trust

Southampton

Country

United Kingdom