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title: "Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services"
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# Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services

Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2071515-cefe-46da-8af6-b1691231ebf3

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## Summary

The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) has awarded multiple contracts for the Community Mental Health Supporting Services framework. The total value of the contracts across different periods amounts to £16,009,311.00. The procurement method used was "Other - Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition". The buying organisation NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT from Bristol initiated this tender, focusing on Health services in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to provide services related to Community Mental Health. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The contract period spans from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026, allowing selected suppliers to contribute to the BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme and deliver valuable services to meet the healthcare needs of the region.

## Notice

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) has extended a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by 1-3 years., in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to new locality based community mental health offer being fully established.. All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the ICB and patients. The ICB has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service.. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'. The value of this notice, which is split across the above 24 separate contracts, is PS11,871,313.00 for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The value of this notice, which is split across the above 7 separate contracts, is PS3,891,194.00 for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. The value of this notice, which is split across the above 1 separate contracts, is PS46,713.00 for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 Additional information: The services are healthcare 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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8547bd5-7d39-4c0f-b014-15e9811d568b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 23 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,809,220 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,809,940 |
| 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 SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 24 |
| Supplier names | BLUEBELL; BRISTOL CHANGES; BRISTOL DEMENTIA SERVICE (DPT; BRISTOL HEARING VOICES GROUP; BRISTOL MIND (MINDLINE; BRISTOL MISSING LINK; BRISTOL TRANQUILISER PROJECT; CRUSE; HOPE - (SECOND STEP; INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK; MOTHERS FOR MOTHERS; NILAARI AGENCY; NORTH SOMERSET HOMESTART; ROCKABYE; SECOND STEP; SECOND STEP (NORTH SOMERSET WELLBEING SERVICE; SECOND STEP (SAFE HAVEN; SELF INJURY SUPPORT SERVICE; ST MUNGOS (ASSERTIVE CONTACT AND ENGAGEMENT SERVICE; ST MUNGOS (MEN'S CRISIS HOUSE; ST MUNGOS (SANCTUARY; THE HARBOUR; WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM; WOMANKIND BRISTOL WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2023 at 10:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8547bd5-7d39-4c0f-b014-15e9811d568b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8547bd5-7d39-4c0f-b014-15e9811d568b
  27th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/

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