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NSS04724 Workforce Specialist Services

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

13 Jan 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 Nov 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Planning

03 Sep 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), located in Edinburgh, has been awarded a contract for Workforce Specialist Services. The contract, valued at £8,360,000, was awarded to Hurley Group and will commence on 1st April 2025 with an initial duration of 3 years and an option to extend for an additional 2 years. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the process is currently at the award stage. This contract falls under the healthcare industry category and focuses on providing confidential mental health, including addiction, assessment and treatment services to the health and social care workforce in Scotland. The total workforce impacted is approximately 400,000 individuals, and around 750 individuals are expected to require support over a twelve-month period.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in mental health and addiction treatment services to engage in a high-value, high-impact project. The specialised nature of the services required, including confidential assessment and treatment for regulated practitioners, makes this contract particularly suited to firms with experience in handling mental health support for professionals in the health and social care sectors. The winning bidder will lead a multi-professional team and provide a range of services, including in-patient detoxification and rehabilitation therapy, advisory support, and case management. This is an ideal opportunity for businesses that have substantial expertise in mental health services, particularly those that can offer specialised care for regulated practitioners facing professional implications due to their mental health conditions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NSS04724 Workforce Specialist Services

Notice Description

Workforce Specialist Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract will commence on 1st April 2025 and will be in place for a period of 3 years. There will be an option to extend by a period of 1 x 2 years. The Provider will deliver on behalf of the Authority a Workforce Specialist Service (WSS), a confidential mental health, including addiction, assessment and treatment service. Access to the WSS will be for those working members of the health and social care workforce, or those who may be out of work but retain a licence to practice, and who, due to the nature of their professional role, are unable to access confidential care through usual routes, who's illness or care is complicated by the conditions of being a regulated practitioner or who are at risk of or undergoing regulatory proceedings and their mental health is relevant or affected. The workforce specialist service will offer specialism in treating and supporting regulated practitioners who: experience increased risks of suffering mental illness including difficulties with addiction and suicidality. suffer stigmatisation and difficulty accessing confidential assessment and treatment for mental health; and who are reluctant to seek help due to concerns about professional implications (e.g. regulator involvement, detriment to career progression, impact of having time off sick). The service provided is expected to be led by a multi-professional team with experience in treating regulated professionals. The service should offer specialism in treating addictions including capability to provide or arrange in-patient detoxification and/or rehabilitation therapy. The provider will also support mobilisation, advisory and consultancy support for the Workforce Specialist Service The Scottish health and social care workforce is 400,000. It has been estimated that approximately 750 individuals will require the provider's support for case management over a twelve-month period. It is expected that the service will be able to safely triage and offer both case management and therapy pathways as standard.

Renewal: It is anticipated that a contract notice will be issued in Autumn 2029

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000776190
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521623
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,360,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,360,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,360,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 2024Expired
Award Date
13 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
November 2029

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hurley Group

Further Information

Notice Documents

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