Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Contact
Hayley Smith
Telephone
+44 7770493216
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Contact
Hayley Smith
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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
Individual Placement Support Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Reference number
STW-22-07
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking tenders for the provision of an Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service for service users within the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin geographic locality.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,225,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- EA08 - For unemployed person
- EA22 - For/Adapted for mentally disabled
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
- UKG22 - Shropshire CC
Main site or place of performance
County of Shropshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement of an Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver an IPS Service across the geographical area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board.
The overall vision for this service is to enable people with mental health problems to be able to enjoy a good quality of life, reduce health inequalities, remain independent and in control, be included as members of society and, most importantly, realise their potential for recovery.
This service will contribute to improve performance on:
a. Public Health Outcome Framework (1.8): Employment for those with long term health conditions including adults with a learning disability who are in contact with secondary mental health services.
b. Adult Social Care Outcome Framework (1F): The proportion of adults in contact with secondary mental health services in paid employment.
c. NHS Outcomes Framework (2.5): Enhancing quality of life of people with mental illness / Employment of people with a mental health difficulty.
The service will deploy employment specialists (ES’s) into community mental health teams and other secondary mental health services. The ES’s will provide employment support in line with the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS).
IPS has been identified by both DWP and NHS England as a promising intervention to address unemployment within mental health. IPS is a replicable, evidence-based, supported employment programme that has been shown to deliver superior employment and health outcomes for people with severe mental health problems.
The ICB are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply. This will be a block contract estimated at £445,000.00 per annum, the estimated total contract value including optional extensions is £2,225,000.00. The Authority has included an affordability threshold in this tender process and bids exceeding the annual value of £445,000.00 per annum shall not be considered further within this tender process.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,225,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contract period is 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 month period.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
7 November 2022
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into a contract with for the supply of the services.
The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process.
This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal ref itt_978 at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
(i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister;
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated.
For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Helpdesk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Light Touch Regime’ services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Country
United Kingdom