Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
c/o NHS South Sefton CCG, 3rd Floor Merton House, Stanley Road
Bootle
L20 3DL
UK
Telephone: +44 1513178456
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD73
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.southseftonccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHs Southport and Formby CCG
5 Curzon Road
Southport
PR8 6PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1704395785
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD73
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.southportandformbyccg.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) — NHS Southport and Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG
Reference number: M-19-10
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The awarded service is to improve access to psychological therapies for the populations of Southport and Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG and provide timely interventions, delivered from accessible community venues that will improve mental health and wellbeing. The provider will be required to deliver interventions at step 2, 3 of the stepped care model in accordance to NICE guidelines, using validated evidence-based assessment monitoring and outcome tools. Also, as part of a local initiative step 4 will be delivered.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
13 650 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is announcing the award of an IAPT service on behalf of NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group and South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group, who are the contracting authority for this opportunity.
The aim of the service is to improve access to psychological therapies for the populations of Southport and Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG and provide timely interventions, delivered from accessible community venues that will improve mental health and wellbeing. The provider will be required to deliver interventions at step 2, 3 of the stepped care model in accordance to NICE guidelines, using validated evidence-based assessment monitoring and outcome tools. Also, as part of a local initiative step 4 will be delivered.
The delivery of steps 2 and 3 of the stepped-care model as defined in the IAPT Manual which will be delivered by a multi-disciplinary team which will be delivered within the following nationally defined modes of delivery:
1) Core IAPT; and
2) IAPT-LTC (Long Term Conditions).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 35 %
Quality criterion: Quality and governance
/ Weighting: 22 %
Quality criterion: Workforce
/ Weighting: 12 %
Quality criterion: IM&T
/ Weighting: 5 %
Quality criterion: Information goverance
/ Weighting: 4 %
Quality criterion: Equality
/ Weighting: 2 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 018-039642
Section V: Award of contract
Title: NHS Southport and Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG — Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mental Health Matters
Avalon House, St. Catherine's Court, Sunderland Enterprise Park
Sunderland
SR5 3XJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1915163500
E-mail: info@mhm.org.uk
NUTS: UKC23
Internet address(es)
URL: www.mhm.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 13 650 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement was for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The only selection for type of procedure was ‘Restricted’ and the contracting authority wishes to clarify that this is not a restricted procedure but ‘Other’ procedure under the Light Touch Regime. The procedure which the contracting authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.
The procedure which the contracting authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.
As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
Transparency: The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4LX
UK
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/08/2020