- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1 - Psychotherapy (or a talking therapy) for the child.
- Lot 2 - Creative or physical therapy involving the child only.
- Lot 3 - Family/Filial therapy/Theraplay.
- Lot 4 - Parental group work.
- Lot 5 - Therapeutic short breaks or activities for the child.
- Lot 6 - Therapeutic Life Story Work.
- Lot 7 - Specialist Assessments (for children, parents/ carers).
- Lot 8 - Staff training in therapeutic approaches.
- Lot 9 - Provision of Clinical Psychology input "in-house" directly to projects/services and caseloads, as required.
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Northamptonshire Council
41 Meadow Road
KETTERING
NN168TL
Contact
North Northamptonshire Procurement Team
procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Northamptonshire Children's Trust (NCT) - Therapeutic Interventions Pseudo Open Framework
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northamptonshire Children's Trust (NCT) invites prospective suppliers to participate in the tender process with the intention of establishing a Pseudo Open Framework Agreement to support the commissioning of therapeutic support services procured by NCT.
The services will be categorised into the following Lots, which are described in further detail in the service specification provided with the ITT:
- Lot 1 - Psychotherapy (or a talking therapy) for the child.
- Lot 2 - Creative or physical therapy involving the child only.
- Lot 3 - Family/Filial therapy/Theraplay.
- Lot 4 - Parental group work.
- Lot 5 - Therapeutic short breaks or activities for the child.
- Lot 6 - Therapeutic Life Story Work.
- Lot 7 - Specialist Assessments (for children, parents/ carers).
- Lot 8 - Staff training in therapeutic approaches.
- Lot 9 - Provision of Clinical Psychology input "in-house" directly to projects/services and caseloads, as required.
The agreement will have an initial term of two years, commencing on 1 April 2025 and running until 31 March 2027, with the option to extend for an additional two years, up to 31 March 2029.
The contract has a maximum annual budget of £1,300,000 (exclusive of VAT) for delivering the requirements set out in the tender documents. This figure represents the estimated annual spend, though actual spend will be demand-led.
The Light Touch Regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this Contract, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Psychotherapy (or a talking therapy) for the child.
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - Psychotherapy (or a talking therapy) for the child.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Creative or physical therapy involving the child only.
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 - Creative or physical therapy involving the child only.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Family/Filial therapy/Theraplay.
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 - Family/Filial therapy/Theraplay.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - Parental group work.
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 - Parental group work.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 5 - Therapeutic short breaks or activities for the child.
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 5 - Therapeutic short breaks or activities for the child.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 6 - Therapeutic Life Story Work.
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 6 - Therapeutic Life Story Work.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 7 - Specialist Assessments (for children, parents/ carers).
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 7 - Specialist Assessments (for children, parents/ carers).
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 8 - Staff training in therapeutic approaches.
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 8 - Staff training in therapeutic approaches.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 9 - Provision of Clinical Psychology input "in-house" directly to projects/services and caseloads, as required.
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 9 - Provision of Clinical Psychology input "in-house" directly to projects/services and caseloads, as required.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
20 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Interested suppliers can register on the NCT e-Procurement portal (lhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home) to apply to this opportunity and access the tender documents.