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title: "EXTENSION TO CONTRACT - SERVICE USER AND CARER INVOLVEMENT SERVICE"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029ba2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2021-03-29"
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# EXTENSION TO CONTRACT - SERVICE USER AND CARER INVOLVEMENT SERVICE

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029ba2

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is currently involved in a procurement process for the extension of the "Service User and Carer Involvement Service" contract with Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Health. This contract falls within the services category, specifically the provision of community services. The procurement method used is limited, whereby an award procedure occurs without prior publication of a call for competition. The extension decision was made due to the unexpected challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which altered priorities within the organisation and led to a lack of time for re-tendering. This contract extension is active, with the awards related to its continuation signed on 4th November 2020 and is due to expire on 31st March 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those in the health and social care sector, as it encourages continued engagement and collaboration in supporting mental health services. Companies that can effectively contribute to service user engagement and offer innovative approaches to care are well-positioned to compete in this marketplace. The annual extension not only facilitates seamless service continuation but also allows SMEs focused on mental health and community services to expand their influence and operations in response to recovery efforts from Covid-19.

## Notice

The Mental Health Clinical Board has a requirement to extend the existing contract for the Service User and Carer Involvement Service. The Contract expiry is due on 31st March 2021 in line with the original contract award against Tender 16/2210. As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Mental Health Clinical Board have had to realign priorities and respond to the situation and therefore have not had the time that was originally planned to work on the renewal Tender and therefore seek an annual extension.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the service is to create a cohesive, innovative approach to Service User and Care engagement and volunteering that ensures a safe, friendly and professional environment enabling the public to give of their free time to support clinical services in order to improve patient experience

### Procurement Information

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wish to extend the existing contract with CAVAMH for a 12 month period. The Health Board were not in a position to spend the time originally planned to re-tender the requirements due to the unexpected COVID 19 Pandemic and priorities within the Clinical Board having to change to respond appropriately to the situation. Furthermore by extending the 3rd Sector Contracts for an additional year will help to enable them to recover from Covid which in turn will help in re-stabilising their organisations. Work is now underway to prepare the necessary specification documents to allow a full Tender exercise to renew these contracts in line with this VEAT expiry. The extension will provide seamless service continuation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006444-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £72,898 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CARDIFF AND VALE ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2021 at 16:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006444-2021
- 15 Mar 2021 at 11:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005169-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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