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title: "Provision of Changing Lives - Mental Health Support Teams in Schools for NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG"
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# Provision of Changing Lives - Mental Health Support Teams in Schools for NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca4bc8a1-a145-4f20-9d67-c7a50030a013

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## Summary

The procurement process involved the NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit as the buying organisation. The title of the tender was "Provision of Changing Lives - Mental Health Support Teams in Schools for NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG" within the Health services category. This tender was part of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) procurement method and had a one-stage open process. The contract period is from 1st September 2022 to 31st December 2026, with key deadlines including the tender period ending on 28th April 2022.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses, especially those in the health services sector, to provide Mental Health Support Teams in Schools. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. The total contract value is £14,858,950, with a minimum value of £7,665,422. Businesses looking to collaborate with NHS organisations in delivering mental health support services in the East Midlands region should consider engaging in this procurement process.

## Notice

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (formerly Clinical Commissioning Group) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Schools by responding to the opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) acted as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process. The service was a Schedule 3 Service and procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The process was a one stage open process. MHST deliver evidence-based interventions, for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs, they support senior mental health leads in education settings to work collaboratively supporting a whole-school or whole-college approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing and provide timely advice to staff. As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement was established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 2 years and 4 months with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years at their discretion. The timeframes for delivery are below; * 01st September 2022 to 31st December 2022 - Recruitment period for wave 8 and mobilisation period for waves 2, 4 and 8 * 01st January 2023 to 31st December 2026 (inclusive 2-year extension period) continuation wave 2 and wave 4; commence wave 8 * Wave 10 - 01st September 2023 to 31st December 2023 recruitment; 01st January 2024 to 31st December 2026 delivery (inclusive 2-year extension period) There was a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding PS14,858,950 for the lifetime of the contract were to be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over PS14,858,950 were to be accepted. Full details of the service were included as part of the documentation within the project on EU-Supply.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/784d73f9-ef43-45c1-8e2a-9ef4189d0af1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,858,950 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,858,950 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMPASS - SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2023 at 11:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/784d73f9-ef43-45c1-8e2a-9ef4189d0af1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/784d73f9-ef43-45c1-8e2a-9ef4189d0af1
  22nd February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

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