--- title: "Lancashire & South Cumbria Adults Mental Health-Lot 1 Peer Support, Lot 2 PH SMI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2024-04-25" --- # Lancashire & South Cumbria Adults Mental Health-Lot 1 Peer Support, Lot 2 PH SMI Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-12518006-dc09-4e05-ba9d-291b72007047.json) ## Summary The Lancashire & South Cumbria Adults Mental Health procurement process, led by the NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, aims to procure Adult Mental Health Services in multiple lots. The procurement is for a 2-year and 4-month contract, with an option for a 2-year extension starting from 1st December 2024. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will go live on the Atamis Portal on Wednesday 24th April 2024, with a submission deadline of Tuesday 28th May 2024 at 12:00 pm. The total contract value is £11,050,000 annually, with an initial value of £5,950,000. The Contracting Authority is the Staffordshire and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit based in Preston, England. This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in Health services to compete for contracts in the North West region of the United Kingdom. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations are suitable for participation. Businesses interested in providing Peer Support or Physical Health Checks for people with Serious Mental Illness should register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal. The process aims to ensure stability in the sector and sustainable services while following competitive tendering regulations. For further details and documentation, bidders can refer to the dedicated Atamis portal and adhere to the process's set guidelines and deadlines. ## Notice 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 1 - Peer Support and Lot 2 - Physical Health Checks for people with Serious Mental Illness (PH SMI) Outreach Service). 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 for a 2 years and 4 months contract, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, from 1st December 2024. Lot 1 - Peer Support - Annual Value Lot 1a Blackpool PS254,582 Lot 1b Blackburn with Darwen PS267,475 Lot 1c South Cumbria PS161,454 Lot 1d Lancashire East PS485,740 Lot 1e Lancashire Central PS468,117 Lot 1f Lancashire North PS312,632 Lot 2 - PH SMI - Annual Value Lot 2a Blackpool PS78,333 Lot 2b Blackburn with Darwen PS82,300 Lot 2c South Cumbria PS49,678 Lot 2d Lancashire East PS149,459 Lot 2e Lancashire Central PS144,036 Lot 2f Lancashire North PS96,194 The ITT will be live on Wednesday 24th April 2024 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submission will be Tuesday 28th May 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 12 contracts totalling PS2,550,000 annually. The overall maximum contract value for all 12 lots, including possible contract extensions is PS11,050,000. 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 C253483 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 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. Additional information: 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. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004(EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish documentation and 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 and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and 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. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the Competitive Process ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/277c1951-1134-4d7f-a376-2e5db72af5aa | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 28 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £11,050,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | PRESTON | | Post town | Preston | | Postcode | PR26 6TT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire | | ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire | | Local authority | South Ribble | | Electoral ward | Farington West | | Westminster constituency | South Ribble | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 25 Apr 2024 at 11:27 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/277c1951-1134-4d7f-a376-2e5db72af5aa - 24 Apr 2024 at 16:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/277c1951-1134-4d7f-a376-2e5db72af5aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/277c1951-1134-4d7f-a376-2e5db72af5aa 25th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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