Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Health Education England
1st Floor, Blenheim House, Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
Contact
Phil Scott
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists
Reference number
C103680
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Health Education England are putting out this notice as a VEAT (Voluntary Ex anti Transparency Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to The Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.
HEE is seeking a provider to appoint a provider to deliver The National programme of Autism training for Psychiatrists The programme of work is expected to take place over three years from commencement in October 2022-to 31 March 2025, subject to annual funding reviews. The contract will be offered aligned to this approach with an ability to review and refine the requirements in response to information and data from the end of year evaluation report.
HEE believes that it is highly unlikely for any other supplier to be able to provide the following skills/tools provided by The Royal College of Psychiatrists as a supplier for the following reasons:
Lack of knowledge, in-depth experience, capacity, and capabilities to deliver the programme
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: £1,346,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE42 - Leeds
Main site or place of performance
Leeds
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
HEE delivers across the 7 NHS regions in England (Northeast and Yorkshire, North West, Midlands, East of England, South West, South East and London) and any potential supplier would be required to deliver training that would ensure psychiatry capabilities are developed in all of these regions.
Health Education England is committed to working with people and families and will require that this programme of work is co-developed and delivered with autistic people and their families. Delivery organisations will be expected to outline how they proposed develop and deliver the programme in co-production with autistic people and their families as part of their proposal.
The programme of work is expected to take place over three years from commencement in October 2022-to 31 March 2025, subject to annual funding reviews. The contract will be offered aligned to this approach with an ability to review and refine the requirements in response to information and data from the end of year evaluation report.
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:
The RCPsych is the only supplier with the requisite expertise and experience to assist HEE and NHSE achieve its deliverables and actions set out in UK government policy and the Long-Term Plan to reduce health inequalities for autistic people, to: -
(i) tackle heath inequalities - by ensuring specialist autism teams across the country have access to a sufficient supply of highly skilled psychiatrists with enhanced skills in autism diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches.
(ii) improve community support for autistic people – by ensuring that consultant psychiatrists working across a range of community specialities, including mental health, children and young people, older adults, and forensic services, are skilled in the recognition and assessment of autism.
(iii) improve support within the criminal and youth justice systems – by ensuring that psychiatrists working in these settings are skilled in the recognition and assessment of autism.
Specifically, the Royal College of Psychiatrists can provide access to a breadth of national expertise in neurodevelopmental psychiatry to support the design, development and delivery of a training programme that will offer the diversity of training needed, to develop both an enhanced autism specialist offer, and a foundation autism training programme for psychiatrists in wider community services.
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
22 September 2022
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
Royal College of Psychiatrists
21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB
LONDON
E1 8BB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
228636
Internet address
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/nccmh
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,346,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,346,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Health Education England
Duncome Street,
Leeds
LS1 4PL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Health Education England
Duncome Street,
Leeds
LS1 4PL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Health Education England
Duncome Street,
Leeds
LS1 4PL
Country
United Kingdom