--- title: "Request for Information for the Provision of Children and Young Person's Mental Health Service on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2017-04-03" --- # Request for Information for the Provision of Children and Young Person's Mental Health Service on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0694d52e-0006-4f98-8c0a-8da6da7cb0e6.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Request for Information for the Provision of Children and Young Person's Mental Health Service" on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group. This project is categorised under health and social work services and aims to develop a high-quality service model for children aged 0 to 18, or up to 25 with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) in Bolton, located in the North West of England. Interested parties can submit responses to the request until 10am on 26th April 2017, following the early engagement notice published on 3rd April 2017, with the expectation that the procurement documentation will be issued within the next six months. This procurement presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services, child welfare, and social work to grow by participating in the competitive process. Providers who can deliver evidenced-based, targeted early intervention services that address varying levels of mental health needs among children and young people would be well-suited to respond. Given the anticipated contract value of approximately £2,500,000 per annum and the potential for a five-year engagement, this tender could significantly enhance the capabilities of service providers looking to support the local community effectively. ## Notice REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to support NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to further develop the service model and to form a view of the best way to procure the service described below. This is not an Invitation to Tender (ITT). NHS SBS acting on behalf of NHS Bolton CCG are seeking information from Providers which will be used to help determine the commissioning approach for the Provision of Children and Young Person's Mental Health Service for the registered child population of the Bolton area aged 0 to 18 years or up to 25 years with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND). The CCG are seeking information relating to commissioning a high quality, evidenced based targeted service that will deliver a targeted early intervention service to meet the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people who have mild, moderate and severe needs in Bolton. This is based on the delivery of the Thrive Conceptual Framework and this model of liaison and consultation will be used to organise the provision of services to address the needs of children and young people with mental health problems, their families, carers and professionals providing access the most effective interventions. The CCG hope that the service will be child and family focused, and delivered within the context of a whole systems approach to ensure early identification, integrating working across the health and social care economy. The service will need to ensure that the least intensive intervention that is appropriate is typically provided first, with the ability to step up and step down between provision in order to best meet the changing needs and in response to interventions for children and young people. The model must ensure that intensive interventions are reserved for those children and young people at the highest level of need and who do not benefit from first-line interventions. For the purpose of this RFI, the Affordability Threshold is estimated to be circa PS2,500,000 per annum and it is envisaged that the Contract will be for a duration of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Your RFI response will help the CCG to further refine the service specification as well as inform the potential benefits of competition to improve services with regards to meeting the needs of service users, improving quality, value for money and better integration without destabilising service provision. You are therefore encouraged to respond to all questions as fully as you can to evidence the relative benefits of a potential competitive process. Following receipt of the RFI documentation and the finalisation of the CCG commissioning approach, it is the CCG expectation that the procurement documentation will be issued within the next 6 months. This RFI has also been advertised in OJEU. Additional information: Bidders wishing to express an interest in participating in the RFI process should register their interest on the EU Supply Website to access the documentation. To register on EU Supply please log on to the following website: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com and look for tender reference number 26776. The RFI documentation will be available to download from 3rd April 2017 and should be completed and submitted by 10am on 26th April 2017. For support registering on EU Supply and downloading the documentation please contact the e-Tendering help desk on 0800 840 2050 or support@eu-supply.com. The CCG is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market testing/sounding exercise. Any procurement of any services by the CCG in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any responses provided will not be treated as commercially confidential and may be used by the CCG in the final Service Specification used for the contract but no organisation will be individually identified ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa6de2d1-03af-434d-9e29-82ae6bdc285e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Apr 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 2UW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 3 Apr 2017 at 13:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa6de2d1-03af-434d-9e29-82ae6bdc285e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa6de2d1-03af-434d-9e29-82ae6bdc285e 3rd April 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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