Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street
Maidstone
ME15 6NB
UK
Contact person: Ola Shodipe
E-mail: olamide.shodipe1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Rough Sleeper Mental Health Service - Kent & Medway (Reference: C199980)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board are undertaking a procurement process and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for a Rough Sleeper Mental Health Service.<br/><br/>The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years as required.<br/><br/>The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime(LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 050 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
Kent & Medway
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service is for the provision of a Rough Sleeper Mental Health Service. <br/><br/>This service is for individuals referred by West Kent and Medway Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI) outreach services who are sleeping rough or insecurely accommodated and have a mental health need, who generally will not engage in formal health care pathways. <br/><br/>The service will include providing assertive clinical mental health assessment and interventions to individuals who generally will not engage in formal health care processes, working in non-health care settings with a range of partners, including people who have had experience of homelessness and can provide peer support. <br/><br/>The desired outcome of the service is that rough sleepers and people who are insecurely housed across West Kent and Medway are engaged in the mental health care they need, in a place that’s right for them. Delivered in conjunction with any other care or treatment required, that allows them to recover or manage their condition and supports them in to settled accommodation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 050 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
It is the current intention of the commissioners to procure the service and appoint a provider to deliver the service covering the West Kent and Medway region.<br/><br/>Within the contracted term the ICB may expand the service provision to additional areas of Kent and Medway. Any expansion is not expected to alter the overall nature of the service and the model will remain the same. Any expansion of the service will be agreed via contract variation (CV) and the expected annual contract value(s) will be updated. For indicative purposes, expansion of the service to the Swale, Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and East Kent areas would be expected to increase the annual contract value to £940,000.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/09/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/09/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below:<br/><br/>1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your<br/>organisation has not registered previously)<br/><br/>2. Once registered, login to the system and look for "Quote/tender C199980 - Rough Sleeper Mental Health Service - Kent & Medway"
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/08/2023