Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XB
Contact
Sophie Riding
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)
NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackburn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Blackpool Council
Blackpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Blackpool Council
Blackpool Council
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Home.aspx
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
Preston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Westmorland & Furness Council
Kendal
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - North West (England)
Westmorland & Furness Council
Westmorland & Furness Council
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves 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://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
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
Lancashire & South Cumbria - Children & Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Digital Support
Reference number
WHISP 223
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Blackpool Council, Lancashire County Council and Westmorland & Furness Council. They are looking to undertake a procurement for the provision of a Children & Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services (Digital Support) in Lancashire & South Cumbria, based on the THRIVE model.
The proposed model will cover Lancashire and South Cumbria.
There will be a maximum of 1 contract totalling £1,082,222 for the full contract length (1 year plus an optional 1 year extension).
The overall annual overall value is £541,111.
The £541,111 per annum consists of £340,000 from the ICB, £69,927 from Lancashire County Council, £64,0000 from Blackburn with Darwen Council, £14,056 from Blackpool Council and £53,128 from Westmorland & Furness Council.
The provider will need to propose activity levels for each of the funding allocations as part of the tender process.
Activity will be reviewed on a monthly basis. ICB activity will be delivered first and once the agreed level is met, activity will be delivered on behalf of the appropriate Local Authority, and separate funding released to the provider.
The ICB has set an affordability threshold within the Procurement and reserves the right not to consider Bids that are unaffordable and above the affordability envelope. This will be checked during the preliminary stages of the evaluation during the compliance checks. The ICB may seek clarification on bids that are unusually low or above the affordability threshold. Following clarification, it will reserve the right not to consider Bids that are either above the affordability threshold or unusually low. There isn't a competition on price. Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract values, will not achieve the score of a pass. Their bid will be regarded as non-compliant and be a failed bid and the rest of the bid will be rejected and the scoring questions will not be evaluated.
The ITT will be live on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will be Thursday 16th November 12:00pm Mid-day.
The deadline for clarification questions is Friday 3rd November 2023 12:00pm.
As part of this procurement process, the Contracting Authorities are intending to identify one provider.
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply viaAtamis e-sourcing portal
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (https://healthfamily.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
The relevant reference number for this tender is C214410 and the questionnaires will be located within the requirements.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,082,222
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Lancashire & South Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This will be for the provision of Children and Young People's Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services (Digital Support) based on the THRIVE model.
The aims and objectives of the service are to:
• Increase the number of local young people accessing psychological therapy
• Provide access and interventions to the individual which are readily accessible
• Reduce the demand / attendance of patients with mental health issues to CAMHS and the acute services.
• Support Mental Health Support Teams and not work in isolation
The provider will work together with specialist CAMHS, Mental Health Support Teams, Primary Mental Health Workers and General Practitioners to integrate support for those young people who require more specialist treatment. Young people accessing an online service may be those who:
• simply want advice and support
• do not meet the threshold for a specialist service
• are on a waiting list for CAMHS
• refuse or are reluctant to engage with face-to-face counselling
• are accessing both online and specialist face-to-face support
Full details of the services being procured are set out in the tender documents.
Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract value in the tender documents, will not achieve the score of a pass. Their bid will be regarded as non-compliant and be a failed bid and the rest of the bid will be rejected and the scoring questions will not be evaluated.
The contract period will be for 1 year from 1st April 2024 with an optional 1 year extension.
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: £1,082,222
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Optional extension
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This procurement is for Social and other specific 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')
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made)
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section7
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made)
The Contracting Authority is 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.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or
expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.
Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process.
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
16 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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
16 November 2023
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB
Preston
Country
United Kingdom