Tender

NHS Devon ICB, Children & Young People's Community Based Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Services

  • NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB)

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-033071

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049207

Published 14 October 2024, 11:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB)

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board , Aperture House, Pynes Hill

Exeter

EX2 5AZ

Contact

Jamie MacKay

Email

jamie.mackay1@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK4 - Devon

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://devon.icb.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://health-family.force.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

NHS Devon ICB, Children & Young People's Community Based Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Services

Reference number

C310589

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

1.) NHS Devon Integrated Care Boards (ICB) ("the Commissioner"), is seeking to secure a Prime Provider to deliver children and young people's emotional wellbeing and mental health services across the NHS Devon ICB footprint.

2.) It may be that a single provider is unable to deliver all elements within the Commissioner's requirement and therefore partnership working may be required but please note that The Commissioner is seeking to place a single contract. The Commissioner welcomes partnerships, consortiums and/or sub-contractual models at Bidders' discretion but wish to contract with a sole Prime or Lead Provider only.

3.) The geography covered is the NHS Devon footprint and aligns to the three Local Authority footprints of Plymouth, Devon and Torbay.

4.) Services are scheduled to commence on 1st July 2025. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 (three) years and 9 (nine) months, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 (three) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

5.) The proposed model includes digital provision, delivery of evidence-based interventions and a youth work-based approach. Further detail of these aspects and the broader requirement are captured in the Specification, which will be provided to registered bidders.

6.) In the contract lifetime a range of potential changes are foreseeable, including but not limited to:

• The geographical coverage of the 'targeted' provision maybe adjusted or additional geographical areas added.

• The inclusion criteria to access the provision maybe adjusted between 0-25 years.

• The access requirements maybe increased, such that the provision is asked to expand its offer, in relation to specific components, or across the totality of the provision, to enable access to more children and young people.

• The commissioners may change to include a range of other partners including but not limited to Local Authorities and schools.

Any or all of the above changes would be associated with a need to vary the contract and maybe associated with additional investment.

7.) TUPE will apply and bidders may request full TUPE information by following the instructions within the formal invitation to tender (ITT) documentation that will be provided to all registered bidders.

8.) Total combined maximum contract value across the full potential term of 6 (six) years and 9 (nine) months is £6,997,442.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £6,997,442

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK4 - Devon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

1.) NHS Devon Integrated Care Boards (ICB) ("the Commissioner"), is seeking to secure a Prime Provider to deliver children and young people's emotional wellbeing and mental health services across the NHS Devon ICB footprint.

2.) It may be that a single provider is unable to deliver all elements within the Commissioner's requirement and therefore partnership working may be required but please note that The Commissioner is seeking to place a single contract. The Commissioner welcomes partnerships, consortiums and/or sub-contractual models at Bidders' discretion but wish to contract with a sole Prime or Lead Provider only.

3.) The geography covered is the NHS Devon footprint and aligns to the three Local Authority footprints of Plymouth, Devon and Torbay.

4.) Services are scheduled to commence on 1st July 2025. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 (three) years and 9 (nine) months, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 (three) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

5.) The proposed model includes digital provision, delivery of evidence-based interventions and a youth work-based approach. Further detail of these aspects and the broader requirement are captured in the Specification, which will be provided to registered bidders.

6.) In the contract lifetime a range of potential changes are foreseeable, including but not limited to:

• The geographical coverage of the 'targeted' provision maybe adjusted or additional geographical areas added.

• The inclusion criteria to access the provision maybe adjusted between 0-25 years.

• The access requirements maybe increased, such that the provision is asked to expand its offer, in relation to specific components, or across the totality of the provision, to enable access to more children and young people.

• The commissioners may change to include a range of other partners including but not limited to Local Authorities and schools.

Any or all of the above changes would be associated with a need to vary the contract and maybe associated with additional investment.

7.) TUPE will apply and bidders may request full TUPE information by following the instructions within the formal invitation to tender (ITT) documentation that will be provided to all registered bidders.

8.) Total combined maximum contract value across the full potential term of 6 (six) years and 9 (nine) months is £6,997,442.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

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: £6,997,442

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

81

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 (three) years and 9 (nine) months, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 (three) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 (three) years and 9 (nine) months, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 (three) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.


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

A detailed Basic Selection Criteria document will be provided to registered bidders as part of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation.


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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-026435

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

25 November 2024

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

Tender must be valid until: 1 July 2025

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 November 2024

Local time

1:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.

You will find the project titled: CYP Community Based Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Services for Devon ICB with the Atamis reference C310589.

If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

The intention is to award a contract using the competitive process.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom