Opportunity

Prevention Pilot

  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-029178

Published 11 September 2024, 7:19pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Riverside House, Main Street

Rotherham

S60 1AE

Contact

Angela Wilson

Email

Angela-proc.Wilson@rotherham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1709334551

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

National registration number

GB173552264

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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=84708&B=UK

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84708&B=UK

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The main purpose of this specification is to provide a response to people who have recently attempted suicide who are made known to such services as Single Point of Access, Crisis Team, Emergency Department and Unplanned Care Centre.

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
  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85320000 - Social 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

The Key components for the Prevention Pilot is to provide a response to people who have recently attempted suicide who are known to RDASH Hospital Liaison and RDASH Crisis Services, for people who have had their physical and mental health needs assessed and met.

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The service will deliver the following:

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Patients will first be provided with a maximum of 8 sessions of emotional resilience coaching to build their coping skills, support them with emotional regulation, and alleviate their psychological distress sufficiently, that they can then access other support which might be available within the community.

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The aim of the service will be to:

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• reduce social isolation

• reduce suicidal thinking

• increase emotional resilience

• reduce suicidal activity

• improve quality of life

• improve coping mechanisms

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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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The Pilot will run for a period of 15 months.

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Full details, are available at

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., 90371

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

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27/09/2024 12 Noon Deadline for Receipt of final RFQ Clarification

07/10/2024 12 Noon Deadline for Tender Submission

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TECHNICAL ISSUES

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If you experience technical issues surrounding the use of the YORtender system you should request support from the system provider (Mercell) by logging a ticket at email: uksupport@eu-supply.com or telephone: 0800 840 2050. Please note office working hours are 09:00 – 17:00.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £95,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

30 June 2026

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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

Criteria as detailed in the Request for Quote.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Criteria as detailed in the Request for Quote.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

As detailed in the Request for Quote

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

7 October 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures

13 November 2024


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand,

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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 the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into, the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the Contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

High Court

The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand,

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom