--- title: "Mental Health Support Teams North East Essex" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP" published: "2023-04-21" --- # Mental Health Support Teams North East Essex Buyer: WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-730e30e7-c668-423d-9978-7f12d274dff2.json) ## Summary The West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group has initiated a tender process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams in North East Essex. The anticipated contract value over 7 years and 3 months is £11,513,000. The tender deadline for submissions is 9th June 2023 at 12:00 (noon). This procurement falls within the Health services category and is being conducted as an Open procedure above threshold. This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to compete. Businesses in the health services sector, particularly those with experience in providing mental health support to children and young people in educational settings, would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The contract period is from 1st January 2024 to 31st March 2029, offering long-term business growth potential for successful bidders. ## Notice The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (the "Commissioners") are issuing this Contract Notice in connection with the competitive procurement of the Mental Health Support Teams North East Essex locality. The Commissioners are looking to establish contracts to cover the service, for a period 5 years and 3 months with the possibility of extending the term for a period 2 years. The anticipated aggregate contract value is PS11,513,000.00 across the potential 7 years and 3 months. There are currently three MHSTs in schools in North East Essex with a further expansion of Wave 10 and an additional team in Jan 2024. The teams are located in North East Essex and the Commissioners are looking to build on the success of the existing schemes working within schools. The teams utilise local channels to ensure we are addressing inequalities, identify vulnerable children, children in need with consideration to ethnic diversity. Our broader ambition is to double the number of MSHTs in North East Essex; we have already identified a number of schools to take part in the next phase. The North East Essex MHSTs provide support across Colchester City and Tendring District area's covering Clacton and Tendring, Colchester, Harwich and Manningtree serving a population of approximately 62,773 CYP with an estimated prevalence of any MH disorder at 18.56%. 23 schools and colleges have already signed up to the programme with further schools interested. The North East Essex MHST programme targets those schools in the North East Essex in high deprivation areas. The MHSTs develop and implement the stepped care approach for mental health, so that the most effective, yet least resource intensive treatment or intervention is delivered to the CYP first, whilst helping those YP with more severe needs to access the right support, and to provide a link/onward referral to local specialist NHS CYP MH services where needed. If you are interested in this opportunity, please express an interest on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home. Register or login to In-tend and then select the tenders (current) tab, select the Mental Health Support Teams North East Essex and click on express interest. This will register your interest and you will be access the Procurement Documentation. The closing date for submissions is 12:00 (noon) 9th June 2023. Additional information: The Services to which this Procurement relate fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020). As such, the procurement of the Services is to be conducted as a bespoke process akin to the Open procedure, involving stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services. The Authority may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. The contract may be amended in terms of the original services supplied, where, following assessment it is identified that it is logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract and by the provider, both in terms of actual service delivery and to avoid duplication of costs. These services may include but are not limited to other services and specialities formally delivered in integrated care system where it is foreseen that these services can be delivered more effectively as part of this contract. in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7f2feb4-f781-4ea6-b8ec-f49f110952eb | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | COLCHESTER | | Post town | Colchester | | Postcode | CO4 9QR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway | | Local authority | Colchester | | Electoral ward | Highwoods | | Westminster constituency | Colchester | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 21 Apr 2023 at 11:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7f2feb4-f781-4ea6-b8ec-f49f110952eb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7f2feb4-f781-4ea6-b8ec-f49f110952eb 21st April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home E-procurement portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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