--- title: "Devon Community Mental Health Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2021-06-23" --- # Devon Community Mental Health Framework Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7ec0318d-9eb4-4848-9735-6a3e29df1374.json) ## Summary The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage of the Devon Community Mental Health Framework procurement process. This initiative aims to enhance community mental health services in Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay, with an estimated total value of £3.65 million over three years. Key dates include a market engagement end date on 23 July 2021, along with an initial virtual market engagement event scheduled for 7 July 2021. The contract will fall under health and social care services, emphasised under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care, particularly those within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. Companies with experience delivering psychological therapies, community development, or support services for older people's mental health would be well-suited to express interest. Engaging in this procurement process allows businesses to collaborate and innovate in delivering essential services aimed at improving mental health outcomes in the community, thereby fostering business growth in this crucial sector. ## Notice The NHS in Devon are seeking to engage with the market to help determine the most effective method of collaborating and working with the VSCE/I sector in order to commission and deliver an enhanced range of community mental health services. This Notice seeks feedback from the market to inform the future requirements. The full scope of the services is in the process of being defined, and the Commissioners will be holding a series of market engagement activities with the aim of: * Engaging with and enabling the market, particularly VCSE/I participants * Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified VCSE/I providers, and the manner in which the services can best be collaboratively provided * Co-produce the service specification for a VCSE/I Alliance and informing the commissioning and contracting process The expected services, with a total value of PS3.65 million over a 3 year period, under consideration for commissioning are: * Psychological Therapies * Community Development * Rehabilitation and recovery navigation * Support for people with older people's mental health needs The proposed objectives of the service are: * Link with broader system and locality-based provision to develop and strengthen community assets for people with mental health conditions (Community Development) * Reduce loneliness and isolation with a specific focus on older people's mental health * Support the reduction of digital exclusion to enable more mental health clients to access support via digital options where appropriate. * Support the mental health recovery and rehabilitation delivery by commissioning a recovery navigator function * Delivery of therapeutic interventions to support and maintain people's mental health in the community to include delivery of psychological therapies for clients whose needs sit between Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and Step 4 Psychological Therapies * Support and contribute to multi-disciplinary team approach and person-centred care planning where appropriate The Commissioners seek Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from providers who have the capability and capacity to take part in the delivery (whether that be in a major or minor capacity) of the Services within Devon (Devon, Plymouth and Torbay), either within a specific locality or across the entire geography. In addition to the above, we will in the course of this engagement consider additional services to be included in this approach. Additional services up to a total of PS1.326 million per annum may be considered for future involvement within any subsequent contract following this process. This would include services relating to counselling, bereavement, employment support and services commissioned within the VCSE/I sector linked to Community Mental Health Framework. Further to this, services relating to urgent and emergency mental health, crisis cafes within Devon, Plymouth and Torbay may also be considered. Additional information: This PIN as a call for competition is initially published as a notice for expressions of interest and particularly about the market engagement activity being undertaken throughout July 2021. The Commissioners may then choose to proceed directly to a commissioning process with parties who have responded to the notice and there will be no further notice published. EOIs received will be used to help the Commissioners finalise their commissioning and contracting approach for these services. An initial Market Engagement Event is being held virtually over MS Teams on 7 July 2021. To attend this event please formally express interest through the In-Tend portal as detailed below. Please note that further market engagement activity will be conducted with those providers that have expressed interest in this Notice, so providers should ensure they express interest even if they are unable or uninterested in attending the specific Engagement Event on the 7 July. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system, In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home If you are not already registered on the system you will need to do so before you can fully access the opportunity. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence. Should the Commissioners proceed to a procurement process it is anticipated to consist of two stages: (1) Stage 1 The aim of this shortlisting stage is predominantly to test the capability and capacity of potential provider collaboratives and to identify whether there is more than one capable provider alliance; (2) Stage 2 will either be: (a) a competitive process (if more than one capable provider alliance is identified at Stage 1), which may involve dialogue and will involve assessment of bids against published evaluation criteria and weightings; or (b) an alliance "Assurance Process" with a single provider, if only one capable provider alliance is identified at Stage 1. Both approaches will involve evidence being considered by subject matter experts and assessed against critical success factors and expected minimum standards. Any new contracts let as part of this commissioning process are expected to be for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years. The services are health and social care services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). For the avoidance of doubt, the Commissioners will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the pr ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e2740b-64c1-45bc-900b-6ff94a1709c2 | | 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 | 23 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Jul 2021 | | 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 SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | EXETER | | Post town | Exeter | | Postcode | EX2 5AF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC | | Local authority | Exeter | | Electoral ward | Priory | | Westminster constituency | Exeter | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Jun 2021 at 13:42 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e2740b-64c1-45bc-900b-6ff94a1709c2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e2740b-64c1-45bc-900b-6ff94a1709c2 23rd June 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home - https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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