--- title: "Children & Young People Crisis Support Service - NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (Essex-wide)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ATTAIN" published: "2023-02-03" --- # Children & Young People Crisis Support Service - NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (Essex-wide) Buyer: ATTAIN Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2f8c2f8-b3b7-4cbf-b32f-bad78f0024f0.json) ## Summary The Children & Young People Crisis Support Service tender is being procured by the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board. The tender is for a service to be delivered across Southend, Essex, and Thurrock to provide therapeutic support for children and young people in crisis situations. The total contract value over a 3-year period is £621,339 excluding VAT, with a potential total value of £1,035,565 excluding VAT over a 5-year period. The tender deadline is 24th February 2023, and the contract period is set to start on 1st May 2023. This tender opportunity is suited for providers experienced in delivering services for children and young people in health crisis situations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to apply. The procurement method for this tender is an open procedure above the threshold, providing opportunities for a range of businesses to compete. Businesses specialising in health services and with capabilities in the East of England region may find this tender particularly relevant for their growth and development. ## Notice Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) invites tender responses from suitably qualified providers to deliver a Children & Young People's Crisis Support Service across Southend, Essex and Thurrock. This service is being commissioned by Herts and West Essex ICB as the lead commissioner on behalf of the county and in conjunction with Mid & South Essex integrated Care Board and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board as associate commissioners. The Crisis Support Service provides therapeutic support, based on the provision such as the trauma-informed attachment focussed therapy model, as an example. This will enable parents and carers to adopt and maintain a therapeutic parenting approach. The key outcomes of the service are to: - Alleviate the stress of social isolation, concerns about managing a CYP with emotional, anxiety or other non-MH crisis related issues - Support families who are worried, exhausted about their CYP - Reduce attendances at A&E for crisis - Reduce the negative impact of life stressors on family life - Impact measurements for each family The full scope of the services to be delivered are contained within the Invitation to Tender pack which can be found within the e-Tendering portal. The total maximum contract value of the 3-year period is PS621,339 (excl. VAT). This is the total on which the financial evaluation will be based. The total aggregate value of the contract, including potential extensions of up to 2-years is PS1,035,565 (excl. VAT). During the life of the contract The Authority may bring in additional services up to a max total aggregate contract value of PS1,800,000 (inclusive of VAT, or PS1,500,000 exclusive of VAT). The requirement to which this ITT relate, fall within Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) (the "Regulations"). Neither the inclusion of the Bidder Selection Stage nor the use of the terms Invitation to Tender Process Overview, Invitation to Tender, or Invitation to Tender nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Authority intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to Public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (the "Light Touch" Regime). Additional information: Interested providers can access the full tender documentation free of charge via the Attain Bravo Solution e-tendering portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76a0169e-bdbe-45b2-ba75-ab402efc98e5 | | 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 | 3 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 24 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 30 Apr 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,800,000 | | 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 | ATTAIN | | Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY | | Post town | St Albans | | Postcode | AL8 6JL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield | | Electoral ward | Handside | | Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 3 Feb 2023 at 11:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76a0169e-bdbe-45b2-ba75-ab402efc98e5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76a0169e-bdbe-45b2-ba75-ab402efc98e5 3rd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Attain Bravo Solution E-Procurement Portal. ## Notice URLs - https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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