Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS England South West - Specialist Counselling to Reduce Health Inequalities and a Befriending Service for Women who have experienced Sexual Violence in Avon and Somerset
Notice Description
This notice is placed to set out NHS England South West's (the Commissioner's) intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. NHS England South West is commissioning specialist counselling services to address health inequalities, specifically for refugees, asylum seekers and Deaf women, and the provision of a 'Befriending' service, for women who have experienced sexual violence. This provision is for the area of Avon and Somerset, to continue the work of the 'Avon and Somerset Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder' which has been running since 2022. The intention is to move from 'proof of concept' stage to an ongoing model of delivery based on proven outcomes. The Commissioner, is seeking a provider/s who are suitable and capable to continue the delivery of this work. Scope: Specialist 'health inequalities' counselling service for women, specifically refugees, asylum-seekers, and Deaf women. Scope: The Befriending service to provide isolated women with complex mental health needs with a befriender. The services will be for women aged 18 and over. The contract will commence on 1st April 2025. The contract will expire on 30th September 2029. Those delivering the services must be qualified and registered with the relevant bodies, such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The provider must have experience of delivering services within the sexual violence support services pathway within Avon and Somerset, and have established links and networks to enable collaborative working and integrated delivery. The Provider must be able to mobilise by the contract start date. Services will be contracted using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This notice is placed to set out NHS England South West's (the Commissioner's) intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process. NHS England South West is commissioning specialist counselling services to address health inequalities, specifically for refugees, asylum seekers and Deaf women, and the provision of a 'Befriending' service, for women who have experienced sexual violence. This provision is for the area of Avon and Somerset, to continue the work of the 'Avon and Somerset Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder' which has been running since 2022. The intention is to move from 'proof of concept' stage to an ongoing model of delivery based on proven outcomes. The Commissioner, is seeking a provider/s who are suitable and capable to continue the delivery of this work. Scope: Specialist 'health inequalities' counselling service for women, specifically refugees, asylum-seekers, and Deaf women. The service for refugee and asylum-seeking women will offer trauma counselling to a minimum of 12 women per quarter. This service should sit within a broader provision, accessing funding from a range of sources to maximise impact and effectiveness. The service for Deaf women will offer trauma counselling to a minimum of 10 women per quarter. Access to the service will be enabled through the use of sign-supported English and/or lip reading or seen by a counsellor who is fluent in British Sign Language (BSL). Scope: The Befriending service to provide isolated women with complex mental health needs with a befriender. The service will recruit, train, match and supervise volunteer befrienders to support each woman's recovery by helping them to improve their mental health and wellbeing, get out and about, engage in community activities, build safe, healthy relationships to reduce re-victimisation, increase independence, confidence and self-esteem and reduce reliance on statutory services. It should help women to overcome social isolation, and therefore have a positive impact on mental ill health. The Befriending Service will offer a minimum of 20 'partnerships' per quarter. The services will be for women aged 18 and over. The contract will commence on 1st April 2025. The contract will expire on 30th September 2029. Additional information: The Specification can be found in Atamis (see details below for access), along with a Most Suitable Provider Questionnaire which requires completion in order to express interest. Providers who believe they are suitable to deliver these services and express an interest will be assessed against the basic selection criteria and key criteria under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The basic criteria includes: - The provider's ability to pursue a particular activity - Economic and financial standing - Technical and professional ability The key criteria includes: - Quality and innovation (25%) - Value (5%) - Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (30%) - Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (30%) - Social value (10%) The percentages illustrate the relative importance of these criteria associated with the delivery of these services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0493b9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027123-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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- CPV Codes
85312500 - Rehabilitation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £440,775 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Aug 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Oct 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS England
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8UG
- Postcode Area
- South East London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLK2 Dorset and Somerset
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- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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