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title: "AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e89d"
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buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2021-10-06"
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# AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e89d

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has completed a procurement process for an agreement titled "Emergency Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services & Emergency Mental Health Services" within the health sector, specifically classified under psychiatric hospital services. This procurement was driven by the urgent need to increase in-patient bed capacity in Wales due to pressures from the Covid-19 pandemic. The procurement process was conducted using a limited method, with a direct award made under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 due to extreme urgency. The contract was signed on 3 April 2020, aiming to secure 125 additional mental health beds across various categories, contributing to enhanced local care for patients. 

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, particularly those in the independent and third sectors within Wales. Companies capable of providing in-patient mental health accommodation, including medium secure, low secure, locked rehabilitation, and open rehabilitation beds, are encouraged to engage in future contracts of this nature. The ability to respond rapidly and meet the urgent demands of the health sector during times of crisis positions these businesses to play a vital role in supporting the NHS and expanding their operations within the healthcare landscape.

## Notice

The ability of LHBs in Wales to manage the demand for specialist and non-specialist mental health in-patient beds became compromised by the pressures from the Covid-19 pandemic. Staff shortages and the need to be able to isolate patients, within suitable in-patient settings, seriously compromised LHBs ability to manage within their existing mental health bed capacity. A high demand for bed spaces in England plus the complications of transporting patients outside of Wales emphasised the criticality of raising NHS Wales's ability to place patients closer to home within Wales. Consequently, as part of their mental health co-ordination planning the National Collaborative Commissioning Unit (NCCU) identified a need to procure additional mental health in-patient capacity from the independent and the third sector in Wales. A scope to purchase 125 beds, was mapped as follows: Medium Secure beds x 10 Low Secure beds x 20 Locked Rehabilitation beds x 62 Open Rehabilitation beds x 33 Securing capacity enabled the supply of additional mental health accommodation nationally across Wales. Given these unprecedented and uncertain times, there was a requirement for support on an interim basis with an option to extend the agreement on a rolling monthly basis.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In order to maintain the provision of these services, the Contracting Authority made a direct award under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations. Due to events that were unforeseeable by the Contracting Authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedure with negotiation, cannot be complied with. In awarding this agreement, the Contracting Authority met all requirements under the PCR due to the immediate risk that COVID-19 posed to all NHS and social care. In these exceptional circumstances, there was no time to run an accelerated procedure in line with the PCR as immediate and continued delivery of service was urgently required. Additional information: Market research was undertaken, through the National Collaborative Commissioning Unit (NCCU) who manage a quality metrics of the current national framework agreement for mental health and learning disability non NHS Wales hospital provision. The research determined the availability of private and third sector beds within Wales.

### Procurement Information

The Contracting Authority made a direct award under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024880-2021 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 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 | £1,642,741 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | CYGNET HEALTH CARE; ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE; PRIORY GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2021 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024880-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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