--- title: "PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2018-10-22" --- # PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE - REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af84431-7b74-4c71-9b13-5f02cacf838c.json) ## Summary The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Prior Information Notice - Request for Expressions of Interest". This initiative falls under the health and social work services industry category and is aimed at establishing a Mental Health Triage & Navigation Service. Located in the East Midlands, the engagement end date for this opportunity is set for 14th November 2018, with the anticipated commissioning of the service to commence in December 2018. The estimated contract value is approximately £192,000 per annum, with a potential contract duration of 2 to 3 years. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services and related support systems. Companies with expertise in developing and providing mental health navigation and triage services, especially those experienced in working with children and young people, will be well-suited to compete. Those interested should register on the MLCSU eProcurement portal and complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the specified deadline to express their interest. This initiative not only aims to improve service delivery in mental health but also offers a platform for successful providers to expand their market presence in the public health sector. ## Notice NHS Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), on behalf of West Leicestershire CCG and East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG, is considering the procurement of a new service: Mental Health Triage & Navigation Service to provide signposting, advice and support referrals to the wider emotional health and wellbeing services available for children & young people (C&YP) and families; from online self-management resources to specialist child and adolescent mental health services. It is anticipated that this will be contracted for a period of 2/3 years with the possibility of an extension (to be confirmed). Estimated value for this is circa PS192k per annum. The CCG's will be commissioning the new service from December 2018 (exact date to be confirmed), which will. The purpose of the servcie is to:- * Reduce the number of referrals into CAMHS by at least 30% to enable Specialist CAMHS practitioners to focus on those C&YP requiring CAMHS assessment and treatment * Support professionals, families, carers, children, and young people to navigate across the pathway to gain timely access to the right care that meets their needs (emotional, lower level mental health and wellbeing) * Create central access for health service referrals and to improve the patient journey with timely navigation to appropriate support and interventions. * Ensuring C&YP are referred to the right service to meet their needs, accessing the full range of emotional, mental health and wellbeing services as described within our local transformation plan. The aim is to improve the patient journey to ensure C&YP are referred to the right service to meet their needs and that professionals, families, carers, C&YP are supported to navigate across the pathway, which would include :- * Online Counselling Service * Early Care and Early Help * Local Authority Emotional Health and Wellbeing Services * Early Intervention * Specialist CAMHS * Crisis & Home Treatment * Youth Justice * Looked After Children The purpose of this PIN is to understand the market's capacity and make providers award of the CCGs' intent. We would be grateful if any current providers of similar services and who may be interested in providing this service in the future to complete and submit a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), to be completed and submitted via the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo by the stated deadline. To do that, candidates need to register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. Once registered, candidates must express interest by: a) logging-in to the Portal, and b) selecting response to advert and PQQ (search for reference number pqq_463) and submit by the date specified. Additional information: NOTES "Light Touch Regime" services This procurement is for clinical 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"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and 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, 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 procurement 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 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance To register on the Bravo portal If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. 1) Register on the portal webpage at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). 2) Once registered, candidates must Express their Interest by: a) logging into the ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8e3bc5-f3c0-4d55-827d-e1e08b148af3 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Nov 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 MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | RUGELEY | | Post town | Walsall | | Postcode | WS15 1UL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | | Local authority | Cannock Chase | | Electoral ward | Western Springs | | Westminster constituency | Cannock Chase | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 22 Oct 2018 at 15:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8e3bc5-f3c0-4d55-827d-e1e08b148af3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d8e3bc5-f3c0-4d55-827d-e1e08b148af3 22nd October 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/77805d43-bcf9-45c3-83ad-e07ff6fd6755 PIN - MH Triage & Navigation ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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