Award

YPAS Service

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-038017

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042a1b

Published 29 December 2023, 2:31pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA11QY

Email

anna.roberts@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1270275303

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD61 - Warrington

NHS Organisation Data Service

QYC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

NHS

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

YPAS Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The YPAS service is part of the overarching Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) commissioned for local patients. YPAS work as part of a specific local Liverpool CAMHS partnership alongside other local NHS, independent and voluntary sector providers in the local area who have all agreed to work collaboratively in their service delivery. YPAS delivers a prevention and early intervention model through operating three community based mental health hubs delivering the following services for CYP aged 5-25 years and their families:

• Open access drop-in

• Mental health wellbeing support/social prescribing

• Parenting and family programmes

• Counselling and psychological therapies

• Alternative to crisis service

• Primary Care Liaison

• Mental health Support Teams in Schools (MHST)

• Targeted services for CYP who identify as LGBTQ+ and refugee and asylum seekers

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,357,114

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD72 - Liverpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract award to ensure service continuity from 01 April 2024

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

In Liverpool Place YPAS are part of the Liverpool CAMHS Partnership which works collaboratively as part of a Memorandum of Agreement within all contracts. This has strengthened the collaborative approach ensuring specific requirements are shared including workforce, estates, information sharing, communication and partnerships.

There is currently no other service across Cheshire and Merseyside which has the operating model of YPAS, specifically in relation to being part of a wider collaborative and core delivery partner and therefore further competition is absent to ensure continuity of delivery and sustainability of the future care model.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Young Person's Advisory Service Liverpool

Liverpool

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD72 - Liverpool
Companies House

02596423

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,357,114


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Country

United Kingdom