Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)

  • Department for Work and Pensions

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-032555

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03fbe1

Published 3 November 2023, 10:43am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Work and Pensions

Caxton House

London

SW1H 9NA

Contact

Sharon Pooley

Email

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

Instead of
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

Instead of
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

Instead of
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