Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Yorkshire
White Rose House, West Parade
Wakefield
WF1 1LT
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE4 - West Yorkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
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
provision of Specialist Specialist Mental Health Support in the Community for Ethnically & Culturally Diverse Communities
Reference number
itt_88
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This commission is available to VCSE organisations providing effective specialist mental health services for ethnically and culturally diverse communities in recognition of their vital role in responding to the pandemic, ongoing system pressures and supporting some of the most acutely ill and vulnerable patients.
This specification sets out how this service will continue to build on and further deliver the ambitions set by people for our services. As such, we will continue to work with our providers to further shape and transform the service and the system of support.
It is expected that through the Specialist Mental Health Support in the Community for Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Communities, more people receive appropriate interventions at the right place, in a highly responsive and culturally competent manner.
Our ambition is to move away from a system that is based on thresholds and tiers to enable people to access information, advice, support and care based on their needs.
Working together with people accessing our services, their carers, with staff and stakeholder partners, we shared experience and expertise on understanding how we improve the support available. The result is we have adopted, and adapted, the evidence-based model called i-Thrive to provide a systemic framework for our services to support children, young people, adults and older adults to be happy, healthy at home and have agreed a series of clear guiding principles to deliver and improve our support.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £450,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE41 - Bradford
Main site or place of performance
Bradford District and Craven
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Service Aims
Across Bradford District and Craven, we will develop and deliver Specialist Mental Health Support in the Community for Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Communities that will:
- Harness the collective will of our system to make a measurable, significant, and sustainable step change in promoting equity within mental health services.
- Promote and respect mental wellbeing framing and help people experiencing mental health problems to co-design, manage and work towards recovery and fulfilment that fits with their cultural and personal beliefs and experiences.
Wider aims
- To deliver a person-centred service to the Bradford and Craven population, ensuring equity of access and quality of service provision.
- To ensure health outcomes and improvements in wellbeing are measured at regular intervals and recorded for submission to national and local datasets.
- To support the delivery of the vision and goals of Healthy Minds Strategy.
- To be flexible in the delivery of services to ensure the location of services are closer to home and does not prohibit access.
- To develop a strategic advisory body that support policy, good practice, and innovation in delivering equitable mental health services.
Service Outcomes
It is expected that through the Specialist Mental Health Support in the Community for Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Communities, more people receive appropriate interventions at the right place, in a highly responsive and culturally competent manner.
Purpose
- Identify priorities related to our three outcomes and overall vision – better lives, respect rights and improve support.
Population
- Increased access to non-mental health community support.
- Strengthen representative service member and carer involvement for Healthy Minds.
- Less fear and stigma of services among communities of ethnic and racial diversity of talking about and accessing mental health support.
- Increased satisfaction with Healthy Minds and specialist mental health services.
- Increased proportion of people who feel they have recovered from their illness.
- Appropriate admission, quicker discharge of people to community, inpatient and crisis alternative support.
- An increased range of effective culturally appropriate interventions such as peer support services, counselling psychotherapeutic and pharmacological engagement as well as better access to wider health and wellbeing care.
Place
- Increased confidence, skill, response and reflection within our workforce and less stigma.
- Utilise effective measurement tools, developing new tools and building the evidence base.
- Develop our partners to be a centre of excellence that supports policy, good practice, and innovation in delivering equitable mental health services.
Partnership
- Develop a strong collaboration and engaged leadership.
- Improve communication, quality and integration of Healthy Minds services.
- Better engagement with our diverse communities that influences our strategic priorities.
- Support our Root out Racism campaign and other partnership campaigns that support and promote equity within health and care services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 2 years by agreement and subject to availability of funding
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within the scope of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 otherwise known as the Light Touch Regime. No terms used through this Procurement or any other indication should be interpreted to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
This commission is available to VCSE organisations providing effective specialist mental health services for ethnically and culturally diverse communities in recognition of their vital role in responding to the pandemic, ongoing system pressures and supporting some of the most acutely ill and vulnerable patients.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-025864
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
17 November 2023
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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
17 November 2023
Local time
1:00pm
Place
On Line
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
A Bidder event will be held on 23 October 2023 @ 10:30 via MS Teams. If you would like an invitation to this event then you must express an interest in the ITT via the e-procurement portal at https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and then request an invitation through the messaging system in that ITT.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom