Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House
London
SW1H 9NA
Contact
Sharon Pooley
commercialdirectorate.employmentcategory@dwp.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-026874
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.5
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Text
42600000.00
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Text
68800000.00
Section number
II.2.2
Lot No
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 1
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Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Section number
II.2.2
Lot No
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 2
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Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Section number
II.2.4
Lot No
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 1
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Text
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Heath Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £42,600,000 exc. VAT (£51,120,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a “Mini-Competition” through the National Lot on the DWP’s Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services (“CAEHRS”). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
Tenders must be received by no later than 8 December 2023 at 10am.
Tenders must be written in English.
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The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £68,800,000 exc. VAT (£82,560,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a “Mini-Competition” through the National Lot on the DWP’s Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services (“CAEHRS”). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
Tenders must be received by no later than 15 December 2023 at 10am.
Tenders must be written in English.
Section number
II.2.4
Lot No
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 2
Instead of
Text
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Heath Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £42,600,000 exc. VAT (£51,120,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a “Mini-Competition” through the National Lot on the DWP’s Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services (“CAEHRS”). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
Tenders must be received by no later than 8 December 2023 at 10am.
Tenders must be written in English.
Read
Text
The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).
In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.
The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £68,800,000 exc. VAT (£82,560,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.
The requirement will be procured through a “Mini-Competition” through the National Lot on the DWP’s Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services (“CAEHRS”). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.
No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.
Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice.
Tenders must be received by no later than 15 December 2023 at 10am.
Tenders must be written in English.
Section number
II.2.6
Lot No
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 1
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Text
21300000.00
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Text
34400000.00
Section number
II.2.6
Lot No
Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 2
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Text
21300000.00
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Text
34400000.00
Section number
V.2.2
Instead of
Date
8 December 2023
Local time
10:00am
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Date
15 December 2023
Local time
10:00am
Section number
V.2.7
Instead of
Date
8 December 2023
Local time
10:00am
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Date
15 December 2023
Local time
10:00am