--- title: "Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04178b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04178b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04178b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04178b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS" published: "2023-11-10" --- # Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS) Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04178b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04178b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04178b.json) ## Summary The Department for Work and Pensions is procuring Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service through a national tender process. The procurement involves two contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver services throughout England, Scotland, and Wales. The total value of the contracts is £68,800,000. Tender submissions are required by 15 December 2023 at 10am. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses operating in the health and social work services sector to secure contracts for delivering mental health support services. Suitable businesses must be registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS and able to provide the required services nationally. The contracts have an initial period of four years, with an option to extend for an additional two years. ## Notice The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland). ### Lot Information Lot Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service - Supplier A The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland). In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. There will a payment tail period of 332 days. The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be PS68,800,000 exc. VAT (PS82,560,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts. The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS. No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot. Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice. Tenders must be received by no later than 15 December 2023 at 10am. Tenders must be written in English. Options: A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. There will be a payment tail period of 332 days. Lot Access to Work: Mental Heath Support Service - Supplier B The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland). In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. There will be a payment tail period of 332 days. The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be PS68,800,000 exc. VAT (PS82,560,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts. The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS. No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot. Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts are set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information relating to this Contract Notice. Tenders must be received by no later than 15 December 2023 at 10am. Tenders must be written in English. Options: A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. There will be a payment tail period of 332 days. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033370-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 Aug 2024 - 19 Aug 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £68,800,000 | | Lots value | £68,800,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9NA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 Nov 2023 at 17:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033370-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:309330-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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