CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

CAMHS Clinical Assessment and Intervention Resource Delivered via a Digital Platform

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for a CAMHS Clinical Assessment and Intervention Resource.

The service must;

- Be clinically led, delivered through an appropriate digital clinical platform

- Be able to deliver mental health (primary mental health/tier 2) assessments in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Measure (2010)

- Be able to deliver a multi-modal (CBT / System Family Therapy / IPT based), goal and outcome focused intervention for 100 identified children and young people

- Be staffed by appropriately qualified clinicians who adhere to recognised professional body standards with an appropriate level of practical experience. Staff must hold safeguarding level 3 certification and an enhanced DBS check

- Meet the standards of the current clinical evidence base for interventions as outlined in NICE Guidance

- Allow for flexible access to intervention between 8am – 9pm

- Have a fully secure platform that allows:

- Referrals to be easily shared

- Service user monitoring metrics including sessions delivered,DNAs etc.

- Allow for clinical session information to be shared / downloaded

for recording in the Health Board EPR

- Ability to produce real time performance reports such as number of interventions completed, safeguarding or risk incidence, achievement of outcomes

- Collation of information on patient experience.

- Comply with relevant ISO accreditation standards

- Be able to adhere to local policies and procedures, particularly in relation to safeguarding

- Have a clear clinical supervision model in place within an appropriate governance framework.

The key outputs are:-

Primary Mental Health;

- 100 mental health assessments in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Measure (2010)

- 400 multi-modal (CBT / Systemic Family Therapy / IPT based), goal and outcome focused interventions

Specialist CAMHS;

- 25 multi-modal (CBT / Systemic Family Therapy / IPT) goal based interventions of up to 12 sessions for anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Low Mood, GAD and depression in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Measure (2010)

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=104056

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The Health Board has funding of £120,000.00 guaranteed until the 31st March 2021. There is a possibility of further funding and with this in mind, an option to extend for up to 24 months has been included in this Procurement. This would be at the sole discretion of the Health Board.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As outlined in the tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-PROJECT45114

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. In reference to II.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents.

7. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB

(WA Ref:104056)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice