Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Contact
Kimberley Walker
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
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
Eating Disorder (ED) Day Care Services and ED Intensive Support at Home Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of West Midlands Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), for which Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) is the Lead Provider are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of Eating Disorder (ED) Day Care Services and Eating Disorder Intensive Support at Home Services (ED-ISH).
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The WMCPC intends to commission two provisions:
• Lot 1: Eating Disorder Day Care Services for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18).
• Lot 2: Eating Disorder Intensive Home Support provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital. Lot 2 is divided into the following sub-lots, there will also be the requirement to accept young people from the boundary areas:
• Lot 2a Coventry and Warwickshire
• Lot 2b Herefordshire and Worcestershire
• Lot 2c Birmingham and Solihull
Contract Length is expected to be a maximum of 15 months, commencing 01st April 2026 until 31st March 2027, in line with the Lead Provider contract commissioned by NHSE.
The contract awarded will be a ‘Lead Provider sub-contract’ for the purposes of fulfilling our responsibilities under our ‘Lead Provider contract’ with the Commissioner. Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned to the relevant Lead Provider or relevant commissioning authority.
Further details are provided in VI.3
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,731,591
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Key Criteria: Lot 1 Eating Disorder Day Care Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Eating Disorder Day Care Services for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18).
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The service aims are to:
• Provide specialist eating disorder interventions on a day care basis as an alternative, sustainable model to inpatient care.
• Provide step up from community services with or without intensive support at home.
• Provide an alternative, sustainable model to inpatient care for young people with eating disorders.
• Reduce inpatient admissions to a Specialist Eating Disorder Units (SEDU)
• Reduce lengths of stay for those already admitted.
• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
• Provide a treatment option that is a clinically appropriate alternative to an inpatient admission who require a more structured approach to interventions than the community offer provides.
• Enable treatment maintaining the stability of the young person’s home, social and educational environment.
• Provide a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions to support the young person’s recovery with specific psychological therapies.
• Deliver day care program which meets the specific therapeutic needs of patients.
• Provide a family-centered approach to equip parents with the necessary skills and understanding of the young person’s diagnosis to enable them to support effectively in the home environment
• Meet NICE Guideline (NG69) compliance, which recommends most people with eating disorders are treated on an outpatient basis with evidence-based 2 therapies such as Eating Disorder Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-ED).
The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements:
• Service model should focus on highly structured programme of day care provision, with a range of evidence based therapeutic treatment approaches, supplemented with educational support to maintain a structured environment for the young person
• Interventions should be tailored to meet young person’s needs at time of assessment as well as support to family/carer.
• Service should be committed to principles of least restrictive practice
• Service should have capacity to provide day service places up to 6 young people at any one time
Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria – Pass/Fail or For Information only
Lot 1 (Scored):
Quality and Innovation – 28.00%
Value – 10.00%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 46.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 06.00%
Social Value – 10.00%
The evaluation process covers a number of discrete stages which are outlined in Document 1 at 27.2.1. Evaluators will score answers for each question as either pass or fail or using a scale of 0-5 (where 0 is unacceptable and 5 is excellent) for scored questions as above and detailed within Document 1 at 27.3.2. Evaluations will be carried out by a panel made up of representatives (“evaluators”) from Commissioners and their advisors.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Providers wishing to bid for this opportunity should access the eProcurement portal, as detailed below, where they can find submission requirements and relevant information of the services. Providers should read the instructions carefully before compiling their submission. Providers must submit their bid via the eTendering portal only.
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
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: £939,512
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Key Criteria: Lot 2a ED-ISH - Coventry and Warwickshire
Lot No
2a
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Covering Coventry and Warwickshire.
Lot 2a: Eating Disorder Intensive Home Support provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital.
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The service aims are to:
• Provide time-limited intensive person-centered intervention within the young person’s home environment to avoid unnecessary admission
• Support timely discharge from acute paediatric wards and offer intensive support as an alternative to continued inpatient treatment.
• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
• To provide a range of therapeutic interventions to support children/young people’s recovery.
• To provide information to the young person and their families and provide interventions that are tailored to their age and level of development.
• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant, which recommends most people with eating disorders are treated on an outpatient basis with evidence-2 based therapies such as Eating Disorder Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-ED) and family-based treatment.
The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements:
• Service should focus on intensive support within the young person’s home environment, with a range of therapeutic, evidence based treatment approaches deployed
• Interventions should be tailored to meet individual young person’s and their family’s needs at time of assessment
• Service should be operational seven days per week and provide support as appropriate into the young person’s home and/or school setting, with the accepted young people having intervention(s) up to four times daily (as determined appropriate at time of assessment and formulated within their care plan
• Most interventions from the ED-ISH should aim for around 14 weeks of input, though length of time input required should be based on clinical need
• The ED-ISH should provide a highly structured programme of intensive support that combines education, therapy and support with meal times and meal planning.
• ED-ISH should also consider support to parents/carers and families of the young person, which may be undertaken separately to the intervention with the young person.
• The service should have capacity to provide intensive input up to four times daily for at least 14 weeks to between 3 and 5 young people at one time.
Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria – Pass/Fail or For Information only
Lot 2 (Scored):
Quality and Innovation – 30.00%
Value – 10.00%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 43.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 07.00%
Social Value – 10.00%
The evaluation process covers a number of discrete stages which are outlined in Document 1 at 27.2.1. Evaluators will score answers for each question as either pass or fail or using a scale of 0-5 (where 0 is unacceptable and 5 is excellent) for scored questions as above and detailed within Document 1 at 27.3.2. Evaluations will be carried out by a panel made up of representatives (“evaluators”) from Commissioners and their advisors.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Providers wishing to bid for this opportunity should access the eProcurement portal, as detailed below, where they can find submission requirements and relevant information of the services. Providers should read the instructions carefully before compiling their submission. Providers must submit their bid via the eTendering portal only.
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
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: £369,727
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Key Criteria: Lot 2b ED-ISH - Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Lot No
2b
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Lot 2b: Eating Disorder Intensive Home Support provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital.
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The service aims are to:
• Provide time-limited intensive person-centered intervention within the young person’s home environment to avoid unnecessary admission
• Support timely discharge from acute paediatric wards and offer intensive support as an alternative to continued inpatient treatment.
• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
• To provide a range of therapeutic interventions to support children/young people’s recovery.
• To provide information to the young person and their families and provide interventions that are tailored to their age and level of development.
• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant, which recommends most people with eating disorders are treated on an outpatient basis with evidence-2 based therapies such as Eating Disorder Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-ED) and family-based treatment.
The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements:
• Service should focus on intensive support within the young person’s home environment, with a range of therapeutic, evidence based treatment approaches deployed
• Interventions should be tailored to meet individual young person’s and their family’s needs at time of assessment
• Service should be operational seven days per week and provide support as appropriate into the young person’s home and/or school setting, with the accepted young people having intervention(s) up to four times daily (as determined appropriate at time of assessment and formulated within their care plan
• Most interventions from the ED-ISH should aim for around 14 weeks of input, though length of time input required should be based on clinical need
• The ED-ISH should provide a highly structured programme of intensive support that combines education, therapy and support with meal times and meal planning.
• ED-ISH should also consider support to parents/carers and families of the young person, which may be undertaken separately to the intervention with the young person.
• The service should have capacity to provide intensive input up to four times daily for at least 14 weeks to between 3 and 5 young people at one time.
Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria – Pass/Fail or For Information only
Lot 2 (Scored):
Quality and Innovation – 30.00%
Value – 10.00%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 43.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 07.00%
Social Value – 10.00%
The evaluation process covers a number of discrete stages which are outlined in Document 1 at 27.2.1. Evaluators will score answers for each question as either pass or fail or using a scale of 0-5 (where 0 is unacceptable and 5 is excellent) for scored questions as above and detailed within Document 1 at 27.3.2. Evaluations will be carried out by a panel made up of representatives (“evaluators”) from Commissioners and their advisors.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Providers wishing to bid for this opportunity should access the eProcurement portal, as detailed below, where they can find submission requirements and relevant information of the services. Providers should read the instructions carefully before compiling their submission. Providers must submit their bid via the eTendering portal only.
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
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: £369,727
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Key Criteria: Lot 2c ED-ISH - Birmingham and Solihull
Lot No
2c
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Covering Birmingham and Solihull.
Lot 2c: Eating Disorder Intensive Home Support provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital.
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The service aims are to:
• Provide time-limited intensive person-centered intervention within the young person’s home environment to avoid unnecessary admission
• Support timely discharge from acute paediatric wards and offer intensive support as an alternative to continued inpatient treatment.
• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
• To provide a range of therapeutic interventions to support children/young people’s recovery.
• To provide information to the young person and their families and provide interventions that are tailored to their age and level of development.
• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant, which recommends most people with eating disorders are treated on an outpatient basis with evidence-2 based therapies such as Eating Disorder Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-ED) and family-based treatment.
The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements:
• Service should focus on intensive support within the young person’s home environment, with a range of therapeutic, evidence based treatment approaches deployed
• Interventions should be tailored to meet individual young person’s and their family’s needs at time of assessment
• Service should be operational seven days per week and provide support as appropriate into the young person’s home and/or school setting, with the accepted young people having intervention(s) up to four times daily (as determined appropriate at time of assessment and formulated within their care plan
• Most interventions from the ED-ISH should aim for around 14 weeks of input, though length of time input required should be based on clinical need
• The ED-ISH should provide a highly structured programme of intensive support that combines education, therapy and support with meal times and meal planning.
• ED-ISH should also consider support to parents/carers and families of the young person, which may be undertaken separately to the intervention with the young person.
• The service should have capacity to provide intensive input up to four times daily for at least 14 weeks to between 3 and 5 young people at one time.
Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria – Pass/Fail or For Information only
Lot 2 (Scored):
Quality and Innovation – 30.00%
Value – 10.00%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 43.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 07.00%
Social Value – 10.00%
The evaluation process covers a number of discrete stages which are outlined in Document 1 at 27.2.1. Evaluators will score answers for each question as either pass or fail or using a scale of 0-5 (where 0 is unacceptable and 5 is excellent) for scored questions as above and detailed within Document 1 at 27.3.2. Evaluations will be carried out by a panel made up of representatives (“evaluators”) from Commissioners and their advisors.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Providers wishing to bid for this opportunity should access the eProcurement portal, as detailed below, where they can find submission requirements and relevant information of the services. Providers should read the instructions carefully before compiling their submission. Providers must submit their bid via the eTendering portal only.
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
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: £369,727
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
31 March 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
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
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please refer to Document 1 section 27.4 and Section E of the Basic Selection Criteria questionnaire
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please refer to Sections G-L of the Basic Selection Criteria questionnaire
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-039422
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 September 2025
Local time
5:00pm
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
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
13 August 2025
Local time
3:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned
six.3) Additional information
The WMCPC intends to commission two provisions:
Lot 1: Eating Disorder Day Care Services for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18).
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The service aims are to:
• Provide specialist eating disorder interventions on a day care basis as an alternative, sustainable model to inpatient care.
• Provide step up from community services with or without intensive support at home.
• Provide an alternative, sustainable model to inpatient care for young people with eating disorders.
• Reduce inpatient admissions to a Specialist Eating Disorder Units (SEDU)
• Reduce lengths of stay for those already admitted.
• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
• Provide a treatment option that is a clinically appropriate alternative to an inpatient admission who require a more structured approach to interventions than the community offer provides.
• Enable treatment maintaining the stability of the young person’s home, social and educational environment.
• Provide a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions to support the young person’s recovery with specific psychological therapies.
• Deliver day care program which meets the specific therapeutic needs of patients.
• Provide a family-centered approach to equip parents with the necessary skills and understanding of the young person’s diagnosis to enable them to support effectively in the home environment
• Meet NICE Guideline (NG69) compliance, which recommends most people with eating disorders are treated on an outpatient basis with evidence-based 2 therapies such as Eating Disorder Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-ED).
The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements:
• Service model should focus on highly structured programme of day care provision, with a range of evidence based therapeutic treatment approaches, supplemented with educational support to maintain a structured environment for the young person
• Interventions should be tailored to meet young person’s needs at time of assessment as well as support to family/carer.
• Service should be committed to principles of least restrictive practice
• Service should have capacity to provide day service places up to 6 young people at any one time.
Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria – Pass/Fail or For Information only
Lot 1 (Scored):
Quality and Innovation – 28.00%
Value – 10.00%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 46.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 06.00%
Social Value – 10.00%
Lot 2: Eating Disorder Intensive Home Support provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital.
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The service aims are to:
• Provide time-limited intensive person-centered intervention within the young person’s home environment to avoid unnecessary admission
• Support timely discharge from acute paediatric wards and offer intensive support as an alternative to continued inpatient treatment.
• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
• To provide a range of therapeutic interventions to support children/young people’s recovery.
• To provide information to the young person and their families and provide interventions that are tailored to their age and level of development.
• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant, which recommends most people with eating disorders are treated on an outpatient basis with evidence-2 based therapies such as Eating Disorder Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-ED) and family-based treatment.
The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements:
• Service should focus on intensive support within the young person’s home environment, with a range of therapeutic, evidence based treatment approaches deployed
• Interventions should be tailored to meet individual young person’s and their family’s needs at time of assessment
• Service should be operational seven days per week and provide support as appropriate into the young person’s home and/or school setting, with the accepted young people having intervention(s) up to four times daily (as determined appropriate at time of assessment and formulated within their care plan
• Most interventions from the ED-ISH should aim for around 14 weeks of input, though length of time input required should be based on clinical need
• The ED-ISH should provide a highly structured programme of intensive support that combines education, therapy and support with meal times and meal planning.
• ED-ISH should also consider support to parents/carers and families of the young person, which may be undertaken separately to the intervention with the young person.
•1 The service should have capacity to provide intensive input up to four times daily for at least 14 weeks to between 3 and 5 young people at one time.
Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria – Pass/Fail or For Information only
Lot 2 (Scored):
Quality and Innovation – 30.00%
Value – 10.00%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 43.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 07.00%
Social Value – 10.00%
The evaluation process covers a number of discrete stages which are outlined in Document 1 at 27.2.1. Evaluators will score answers for each question as either pass or fail or using a scale of 0-5 (where 0 is unacceptable and 5 is excellent) for scored questions as above and detailed within Document 1 at 27.3.2. Evaluations will be carried out by a panel made up of representatives (“evaluators”) from Commissioners and their advisors.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Providers wishing to bid for this opportunity should access the eProcurement portal, as detailed below, where they can find submission requirements and relevant information of the services. Providers should read the instructions carefully before compiling their submission. Providers must submit their bid via the eTendering portal only.
To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C374208 - WMCPC Eating Disorder Services_Phase 2"
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom