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Lancs & South Cumbria - Children and Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing - Lot 6 Resilience & Prevention (Multi-Lot)

STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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04 Mar 2024 at 16:39

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU), acting on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), is initiating a tender process for Children & Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services in Lancashire & South Cumbria. The tender, titled "Lancs & South Cumbria - Lot 6 Resilience & Prevention," entails a multi-lot procurement with a total contract value of £500,000. The deadline for submissions is Monday 8th April 2024 at 12:00 pm. The procurement stage is currently at the tender phase, with the ITT live since Monday 4th March 2024.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector to engage in delivering mental health services to children and young people. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete in this open procedure below threshold procurement. The procurement method is designed to foster competition and identify a single provider for each of the 6 contracts, promoting efficiency and quality in service delivery within the North West region of the United Kingdom.

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Notice Title

Lancs & South Cumbria - Children and Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing - Lot 6 Resilience & Prevention (Multi-Lot)

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 procurement for the provision of Children & Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services (Lot 6 Resilience & Prevention) in Lancashire & South Cumbria. The proposed model incorporates one service specification covering the 6 Lancashire and South Cumbria Places/lots. There will be a maximum of 6 contracts totalling PS500,000 for the full contract length including the optional extension. Each contract length will be 1 year, with an option to extend for an additional 1 year. Please see below breakdown of lots and full contract values, including 1 year optional extension: Blackpool (Lot 6A) PS65,280 Blackburn with Darwen (Lot 6B) PS68,584 South Cumbria (Lot 6C) PS41,400 Lancs East (Lot 6D) PS124,544 Lancs Central (Lot 6E) PS120,030 Lancs North (Lot 6F) PS80,162 The ICB has set an affordability threshold for each lot within the Procurement. Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract values in the procurement documents, will not achieve the score of a pass. Their bid will be regarded as non-compliant and be a failed bid and the rest of the bid will be rejected and the scoring questions in each lot will not be evaluated. This will be checked during the preliminary stages of the evaluation during the compliance checks. The ICB may seek clarification on bids that are unusually low or above the affordability threshold. This is not a competition on price. The ITT will be live on Monday 4th March 2024 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will be Monday 8th April 2024 12:00pm Mid-day. The deadline for clarification questions is Monday 25th March 2024 12:00pm. As part of this procurement process, the Authority is intending to identify a maximum of one provider for each of the 6 contracts. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the Atamis Helpdesk at Phone: 0800 9956035, E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk The relevant reference number for this tender is C250223 and the questionnaires will be located within the requirements. Additional information: This procurement is for Social & other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') Http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice & Competition)(No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts & does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, & 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 & 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.(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made) (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made) Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) & the Environmental Information Regulations 2004(EIR) & may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, & in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation & the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If & when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands & Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6cb4ffb4-322f-44f2-86e3-d68dd51e20ea
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afa52326-cd0d-4c1e-9df2-475639d6fa50
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below 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
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2026 1-2 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
Not specified
Contact Email
mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR26 6TT
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
South Ribble
Electoral Ward
Farington West
Westminster Constituency
South Ribble

Further Information

Notice Documents

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