Tender

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Adults Mental Health Lot 3 Psychologically Informed Interventions

STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Tender

09 Sep 2024 at 15:40

Planning

24 Jul 2024 at 10:25

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU), on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), is undertaking a competitive tender process for the provision of Adult Mental Health Services. Specifically, this relates to "Lot 3 Psychologically Informed Interventions", which is part of an integrated model designed to support individuals with severe mental illness across the North West region of the United Kingdom. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be live from 9th September 2024, with submissions due by 14th October 2024 at noon. The contracting period is set to commence on 1st April 2025, lasting for three years with an optional two-year extension. The procurement uses an open procedure, with a total contract value of up to £5,000,000 across six lots, addressing regions including Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, South Cumbria, and various parts of Lancashire.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services to expand their operations. The procurement seeks providers capable of delivering holistic care through psychologically informed interventions, thus making it particularly suited for organisations that integrate medical, biological, and psychological perspectives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate. By winning one or more of the six available contracts, businesses can achieve stability and growth within the healthcare sector, fostering long-term relationships with NHS entities and contributing to community mental health transformation programmes.

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Notice Title

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Adults Mental Health Lot 3 Psychologically Informed Interventions

Notice Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are looking to undertake a multi-lot Competitive Process for the provision of Adult Mental Health Services (Lot 3 Psychologically Informed Interventions). During 2023 and 2024 the community Mental Health Transformation programme has worked to coproduce an integrated model of support for people living with severe mental illness, develop pathways and articulate what interventions are required to support people to live well in their local communities. This work has informed what services are required as part of the model going forward. The ICB is committed to providing stability to the sector and a model of services is being proposed, which will procure services It is the intention of the ICB to start commissioning contracts for the above services from 1st April 2025 for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Lot 3 Psychologically Informed Interventions (Total Contract Value for 3 years with optional 2 year extension) Lot 3a Blackpool PS652,775 Lot 3b Blackburn with Darwen PS685,830 Lot 3c South Cumbria PS413,985 Lot 3d Lancashire East PS1,245,490 Lot 3e Lancashire Central PS1,200,300 Lot 3f Lancashire North PS801,620 The ITT will be live on Monday 9th September 2024 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submission will be Monday 14th October 2024 12:00pm mid-day. The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget. To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome . There will be a maximum of 6 contracts totalling PS1,000,000 annually. The overall maximum contract value for all 6 lots, including possible contract extensions is PS5,000,000. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk The relevant reference number for this tender is C301065 and the questionnaires will be located within the requirements. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process. The ICB has set an affordability threshold for each lot. Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract values in the procurement documents, will not achieve the score of a pass. There isn't a competition on price. The ICB may intend to procure Lot 4 Social Inclusion at a later date (timescales to be confirmed). The competitive tendering process to which this ITT relates to and further to which the Authority intends to purchase the Services as set out in regulation 11 of the provider selection regime 2023 for the award of a contract with a competition. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. Additional information: This ITT has been made available to all Bidders who have expressed a potential interest in delivering this service in line with the requirements which fall under Regulation 11 for the award of a contract with a competition, and Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such, the competitive tendering of these Services is being run as a bespoke, single-stage tender process as described in the documentation in this ITT, and in the Find a Tender contract notice advertisement. The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Bidders are invited to bid for each lot separately. Bidders can bid for more than one lot. If a bidder is the highest scoring bidder and therefore named the successful bidder for more than one lot, this may result in contracts being amalgamated rather than separate contracts being issued. The competitive tendering process to which this ITT relates to and further to which the Authority intends to purchase the Services as set out in regulation 11 of the provider selection regime 2023 for the award of a contract with a competition. This ITT has been made available to all Bidders who have expressed a potential interest in delivering this service in line with the requirements which fall under Regulation 11 for the award of a contract with a competition, and Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such, the competitive tendering of these Services is being run as a bespoke, single-stage tender process as described in the documentation in this ITT, and in the Find a Tender contract notice advertisement. The Authority reserves the right to make changes to the process as it sees necessary whilst adhering to those sections of the Provider Selection Regime regulations which lay out the principles for the competitive tendering process. The Authority will ensure that Bidders are made aware, in reasonable time, of any changes it makes to the process. All changes will be communicated through the Procurement portal messaging system, Atamis. The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the Competitive Process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cadc5a9-ba21-48fe-9d53-304fa196906b
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 8XJ
Post Town
Preston
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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