--- title: "PRJ-806 - Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) AND/OR Maternity Peer Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NEL COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-05-31" --- # PRJ-806 - Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) AND/OR Maternity Peer Support Service Buyer: NEL COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b7ed24e1-9999-4a5f-84ed-20bdaa4ca58a.json) ## Summary The NEL Commissioning Support Unit is seeking to engage providers for the tender titled "PRJ-806 - Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) AND/OR Maternity Peer Support Service." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and is located in London, UK. The tender process is currently in the active stage, with submissions required by 1st July 2019. The total contract value is set at £1,050,000, with the service contract anticipated to commence on 1st October 2019 and conclude on 30th September 2024. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, aligning with the Light Touch Regime as outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in health and social care services. Providers that can deliver innovative support and engagement strategies to improve maternity care and peer support services will be well-suited to compete for these contracts. As the initiative aims to formalise joint commissioning approaches, businesses capable of seamless collaboration and maintaining service continuity with existing local health authorities will have a competitive advantage. ## Notice NHS Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) wish to commission a provider to deliver our Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP). MVP's give women and their families the opportunity to feedback on their recent maternity experience and to influence service changes in local maternity services through direct partnership working. NHS Newham and Tower Hamlets CCG's also wish to commission a maternity peer support service that recruits, trains and matches up volunteer peer supporters, who provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable women during pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of motherhood. Tower Hamlets and Newham, Women's Health and Family Services have been commissioned to provide the "Maternity Mates" project. This project recruits, trains and matches up volunteer peer supporters, or Maternity Mates, who provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable women during pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of motherhood. Because the contracts for these services are coming to an end, we now have to go out to the market to invite interested providers to bid for new contracts. As our CCG's have historically commissioned similar services from the same providers we are now formalising these joint commissioning arrangements. We expect that this approach will provide joined up services working more closely with our one shared hospital trust, Barts Health NHS Trust. We also think this approach will enable us to commission a model that meets the needs of women and families, particularly our very mobile population and women who live, work and use services right across our patch. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder, providers may bid for one or both of these contracts Additional information: The services are covered by the Light Touch Regime are set out at Schedule 3 (Social and Other Specific Services) of PCR 2015. If the value of the Contract is over 615, 000 GBP the Contracting Authority must advertise it in the OJEU, although there is flexibility as to the design of the remainder of the Procurement Process the Commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure that the Commissioner is following is as set out in the Invitation to Tender. The Process will be similar to Open Procedure process under the Regulations but, for avoidance of doubt, the commissioner is not running the Process as though the Open Procedure under the Regulations applies and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974d8dcf-07f9-434c-ac30-1213fe818c23 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | 1 Jul 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,050,000 | | 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 | NEL COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 7NT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 31 May 2019 at 16:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974d8dcf-07f9-434c-ac30-1213fe818c23 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974d8dcf-07f9-434c-ac30-1213fe818c23 31st May 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c550acdd-9171-e911-80f7-005056b64545 Light Touch Regime ## Notice URLs - http://www.elc.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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