Planning

Child House - NHS England London Region

N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Planning

24 Dec 2021 at 10:19

Planning

16 Dec 2021 at 15:45

Summary of the contracting process

The N E L Commissioning Support Unit is initiating a procurement process for the "Child House - NHS England London Region" project, classified under health services and based in London, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a total budget anticipated between £4,365,000 and £4,665,000 for the first three years, and £1,900,000 available for a potential two-year extension thereafter. Interested providers are invited to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) by 12:00 noon on 14th January 2022, with the contract expected to start on 1st April 2023, following the completion of the EOIs evaluation process. A further notice regarding the opportunity will be communicated by 1st February 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in health services and support for children and families affected by trauma, such as counselling and therapeutic interventions. Enterprises with experience in delivering holistic healthcare services, medical assessments, and advocacy for children, along with those with strong ties to community support networks, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating in this procurement, companies can contribute to vital child welfare initiatives while potentially expanding their business portfolios within the public healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

Child House - NHS England London Region

Notice Description

NHS England and NHS Improvement (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completion of EOI questionnaires from all suitable providers, who are capable of delivering the Child House Service in North Central London. The Child House Service is a jointly commissioned project between NHS England (London Region), the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group. The Child House aims to radically improve support to children, young people and their non-offending families following incidents of child sexual abuse including exploitation, by delivering services related to health, wellbeing, and criminal justice. Following the success of an initial 3 year pilot, we are seeking to continue with a Child House model going forward, although with a reduced financial envelope we anticipate an adapted offer to the current pilot service in place. The development of the Child House Pilot came from a review in 2015 of child sexual abuse pathways in London which was commissioned by NHS England (London region). This showed that only 1 in 4 children who have been abused come to the attention of statutory services. If the case then proceeds in the criminal justice system the child or young person is then subjected to a prosecution based process with multiple police interviews. Many cases do not have enough evidence to proceed to trial and those that do can take up to 2 years before they reach court. Conviction rates are also low. Access to specialist health and wellbeing services is a crucial part of supporting children and young people for short term interventions and longer term recovery, whether or not their cases proceed through the criminal justice system. The concept of a Child House is in line with international best practice, the European PROMISE agreement and evidence from the pilot project included in the service evaluation, and aims to provide a service which is centred around the child. Rather than the child/ young person attending numerous agencies and different locations to access different services the Child House will provide support 'under one roof'. The environment will be reflective of the circumstances with an emphasis on being safe, secure and focused around the needs of the child/young person. The service required will include Child Sexual Abuse Medical assessments (non-urgent pathways), therapeutic interventions including counselling, clinical psychology, 1:1s and group work, advocacy, Video Recorded Interviews, Court Live Link and Section 28 remote link suite, Social Care Liaison Officers. It is anticipated that Police Liaison Officers will be directly provided by our partners in the Metropolitan Police Services (MPS). The service will accept both professionals and self-referrals. Additional information: The Child House Service will continue to be based from the existing site in Camden and serve the boroughs within the North Central London ICS area (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington). Please note the total budget available should include infrastructure costs, such as IT and Estates. These will not form separate contracting arrangements and should therefore be included within the financial envelope available. The contract will be offered for an initial period of 3 years (36 months), with an option to extend for an additional 2 years depending on the funding availability of various partner organisations. Should a procurement process be required following this EOI process, the contract start date will be 01/04/2023. Interested providers are required to express an interest in this project and complete the expression of interest (EOI) questionnaire available on the tender portal before the 14th January 2022 at 12:00 (noon). Any expressions of interest received after this deadline will not be considered. Please note that the contract will be awarded without further publication. Interested organisations must express their interest as instructed in this notice if they wish to take part in this procurement process and no further opportunity notice will be published (in line with Regulation 75 (1)(b) of the PCR 2015). EOI responses will be evaluated using the criteria set out in the online questionnaire. Should only one suitable EOI be received, NHS England reserves the right to undertake a negotiated procedure to award the contract. Where multiple suitable EOIs are received before the stated deadline from capable providers in response to this PIN, NHS England will publish a procurement opportunity to only those providers who have submitted EOIs in response to this PIN in early 2022. Any communications or clarification questions about this contract opportunity must submitted be via the messaging facility for this project on ProContract e-tendering portal. The deadline for any clarification questions is 17:00 on 7th January 2022. During the first 36 months of operation a confirmed minimum financial envelope of PS1,455,000 per annum will apply. A maximum annual envelope of PS1,555,000 will apply (with final funding offer to be confirmed). Following the initial contract period, there will be an optional extension period of an additional 24 months. At time of publishing this notice, the annual financial envelope of PS955,000 per annum is available for the additional 2 year extension due to funding partners being unable to commit beyond the initial 3 years. Should a procurement process be required following this EOI process, the contract start date will be 01/04/2023. Therefore the total indicative budget for the contract will be between PS4,365,000 and PS4,665,000 for the first three years, and up to PS1,900,000 for the additional 2 year extension option.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/435399a4-e26b-47bd-927a-be086c6296ed
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,575,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Barend Henning
Contact Email
barend.henning@nhs.net
Contact Phone
07770970400

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2A 2DU
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/435399a4-e26b-47bd-927a-be086c6296ed
    24th December 2021 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
  • https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1bdc4b6b-8548-ec11-810e-005056b64545
    Link to e-tendering portal where EOI documents can be accessed and the EOI questionnaire can completed and submitted. The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via The Authority's e-procurement portal (ProContract). Interested Applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest, and complete the online questionnaires hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission (12 noon on the 14th January 2022). All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this Expression of Interest opportunity must be directed through the portal. This Expression of Interest process is being managed by London Shared Services (previously NEL CSU) on behalf of The Authority in connection with a process under Regulation 75 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations" (as amended)). The services to which this Procurement relates fall within the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Schedule 3 services.

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