CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of Support for parents / carers of children and young people with emotional and mental hea

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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 award a contract for the provision of support for parents / carers of children and young people with emotional and mental health needs.

The Health Board is seeking to commission a provider to deliver a range of activities/services that support the parents / carers of children or young people with emotional and mental health needs across the region. The purpose of these activities is to support parents who may need additional support to develop strategies for their own well-being and resilience in supporting the child with emotional needs.

There is flexibility for how these activities/services would be shaped to best meet the needs of parents /carers of children and young people in Cardiff and the Vale – suggested outputs are training for parents /carers, developing peer mentors and an online communication platform for parents /carers to interact with each other and with mental health practitioners. These activities would be accessible from the first point of contact where needs are identified, whether that be through the UHB or other early help provision.

Children with emerging mental health problems need to receive support in a timely way to help them develop improved emotional well-being and reduce the need for specialist services where these are not required. Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan have a set of arrangements that support children young people and their families to be supported as early as possible through the statutory Information, Advice and Assistance functions.

Cardiff and the Vale UHB have created a Single Point of Access for children with emotional and mental health needs which enables all referrals for these children to be centralised and co-ordinated. This single point of access for children with emotional and mental health needs provides telephone support, consultation, advice, as well as service delivery such as Part 1 assessments and support to parents.

The key outputs required for this service are;

- Training for parents / carers to provide them with the information and skills to support the child with emotional needs.

- Training and continuous support for parents / carers to become peer mentors to other parents / carers

- An online communication platform for parents / carers to engage with peer mentors and practitioners, and/or

- Any another method that would support parents / carers of children or young people with emotional and mental health needs.

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=127798

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract term will be from award for a two year primary period with a two year option to extend on an annual basis at the sole discretion of the Health Board. The Service has guaranteed funding for a two year period to deliver the requirement.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per 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-PROJECT 52150

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Time Limits

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

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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. Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access the ITT under itt_100156.

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

8. Bidders should note that this Procurement is under the Light Touch Regime

(WA Ref:127798)

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

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice