Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
UK
Contact person: Kimberley Walker
E-mail: kimberley.walker13@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bwc.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bwc.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
Eating Disorder Services; Day Care and Intensive Support at Home
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), are seeking suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of:<br/>1) Eating Disorder Day Care Services; a unit attached to a current inpatient facility and a standalone Eating Disorder Day Care Service, and, <br/>2) Eating Disorder Intensive Support at Homes (ED-ISH) Services.<br/><br/>Contract Length is expected to be a maximum of 2 years, in line with the Lead Provider contract commissioned by NHSE.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 674 778.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: Qualification
II.2.1) Title
Basic Selection Criteria
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Basic Selection Criteria for Eating Disorder Services; Day Care and Intensive Support at Home
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:
1.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2027
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
Any award of contract for this requirement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider<br/>Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the<br/>Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. In addition, neither the placement of this<br/>notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Lot No: 1a
II.2.1) Title
Key Criteria - Lot 1 Eating Disorder Services; Day Care
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WMCPC intends to commission Eating Disorder day care provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18).<br/>The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.<br/>The indicative services aims are to:<br/>• Support young people with a diagnosed Eating Disorder to receive timely and effective care<br/>in the least restrictive environment<br/>• Reduce inpatient admissions to Specialist Eating Disorder Units (and/or reduce lengths of<br/>stay for those already admitted)<br/>• Provide an alternative, sustainable model to inpatient care as described within NHSE’s<br/>draft commissioning guidance for children and young people’s intensive mental health<br/>services.<br/>• Provide specialist eating disorder interventions on an outpatient basis<br/>• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant<br/>• Provide a treatment option for the young person where there may be reluctance for<br/>inpatient admission and/or they require a more structured treatment approach to interventions than can be achieved within a current community setting.<br/><br/>The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements (these may<br/>be subject to amendment due to concurrent development work):<br/>• Service model should focus on highly structured programme of day care provision, with range of evidence based therapeutic treatment approaches, supplemented with educational support to maintain a structured environment for the young person<br/>• Interventions should be tailored to meet young person’s needs at time of assessment as<br/>well as support to family/carer.<br/>• Service should be operational seven days per week 8am-8pm.<br/>• Service should be committed to principles of least restrictive practice<br/>• Service should have capacity to provide day service places up to 8 young people at any one time<br/><br/>This is a new service model for Children and Young People’s Intensive Mental Health<br/>Services (CYPIMHS), as such, the successful Provider is expected to be fully operational,<br/>providing services ideally from 1st January 2025, but at the latest from 1st April 2025.
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:
3 654 622.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2027
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
Any award of contract for this requirement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider<br/>Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the<br/>Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. In addition, neither the placement of this<br/>notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Key Criteria - Lot 2 Eating Disorder Intensive Support at Home (ED-ISH)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WMCPC intends to commission Eating Disorder Intensive Home Support provision for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital.<br/><br/>The first 12 months of provision will focus on step down’s from Specialist Eating Disorder Units whilst developing the admission avoidance element to be operational from year 2.<br/><br/>The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.<br/><br/>The indicative services aims are to:<br/>• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment<br/>• To enable re-feeding including NG feeding to be undertaken at home.<br/>• Reduce lengths of stay within a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit<br/>• Provide time-limited intensive intervention within the young person’s home environment<br/>• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant<br/>• Work alongside existing Community Eating Disorder Services, providing higher level of expertise and intensive intervention.<br/><br/>The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements (these may be subject to amendment due to concurrent development work):<br/>• Service should focus on intensive support within the young person’s home environment, with a range of therapeutic, evidence based treatment approaches deployed<br/>• Interventions should be tailored to meet individual young person’s and their family’s needs at time of assessment<br/>• Service should be operational seven days per week and provide support as appropriate into the young person’s home and/or school setting, with the accepted young people having intervention(s) up to four times daily (as determined appropriate at time of assessment and formulated within their care plan<br/>• Most interventions from the ED-ISH should aim for around 14 weeks of input, though length of time input required should be based on clinical need<br/>• The ED-ISH should provide a highly structured programme of intensive support that combines education, therapy and support with meal times and meal planning.<br/>• ED-ISH should also consider support to parents/carers and families of the young person, which may be undertaken separately to the intervention with the young person.<br/>• The service should have capacity to provide intensive input up to four times daily for at least 14 weeks to between 5 and 8 young people at one time.
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:
4 020 156.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2027
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
Any award of contract for this requirement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to<br/>provide mental health services.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
15/01/2025
Local time: 17:00
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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/11/2024
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
WMCPC intends to commission:<br/>Lot 1) Eating Disorder Day Care Services for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18).<br/>The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.<br/>The indicative service aims are to:<br/>• Support young people with a diagnosed Eating Disorder to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment<br/>• Reduce inpatient admissions to Specialist Eating Disorder Units (and/or reduce lengths of stay for those already admitted)<br/>• Provide an alternative, sustainable model to inpatient care as described within NHSE’s draft commissioning guidance for children and young people’s intensive mental health<br/>services.<br/>• Provide specialist eating disorder interventions on an outpatient basis<br/>• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant<br/>• Provide a treatment option for the young person where there may be reluctance for inpatient admission and/or they require a more structured treatment approach to interventions than can be achieved within a current community setting.<br/>The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements (these may<br/>be subject to amendment due to concurrent development work)<br/>• Service model should focus on highly structured programme of day care provision, with range of evidence based therapeutic treatment approaches, supplemented with educational<br/>support to maintain a structured environment for the young person<br/>• Interventions should be tailored to meet young person’s needs at time of assessment as well as support to family/carer.<br/>• Service should be operational seven days per week 8am-8pm.<br/>• Service should be committed to principles of least restrictive practice<br/>• Service should have capacity to provide day service places up to 8 young people at any one time<br/>This is a new service model for Children and Young People’s Intensive Mental Health Services (CYPIMHS), as such, the successful Provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services ideally from 1st January 2025, but at the latest from 1st April 2025.<br/><br/>Lot 2) Eating Disorder Intensive at Home (ED-ISH) Support for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health treatment to support discharge and step down from hospital.<br/>The first 12 months of provision will focus on step down’s from Specialist Eating Disorder Units whilst developing the admission avoidance element to be operational from year 2.<br/>The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.<br/>The indicative services aims are to:<br/>• Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment<br/>• To enable re-feeding including NG feeding to be undertaken at home.<br/>• Reduce lengths of stay within a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit<br/>• Provide time-limited intensive intervention within the young person’s home environment <br/>• Be NICE Guideline (NG69) compliant<br/>• Work alongside existing Community Eating Disorder Services, providing higher level of expertise and intensive intervention.<br/>The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements (these may be subject to amendment due to concurrent development work):<br/>• Service should focus on intensive support within the young person’s home environment, with a range of therapeutic, evidence based treatment approaches deployed <br/>• Interventions should be tailored to meet individual young person’s and their family’s needs at time of assessment<br/>• Service should be operational seven days per week and provide support as appropriate into the young person’s home and/or school setting, with the accepted young people having<br/>intervention(s) up to four times daily (as determined appropriate at time of assessment and formulated within their care plan<br/>• Most interventions from the ED-ISH should aim for around 14 weeks of input, though length of time input required should be based on clinical need<br/>• The ED-ISH should provide a highly structured programme of intensive support that combines education, therapy and support with meal times and meal planning.<br/>• ED-ISH should also consider support to parents/carers and families of the young person, which may be undertaken separately to the intervention with the young person.<br/>• The service should have capacity to provide intensive input up to four times daily for at least 14 weeks to between 5 and 8 young people at one time.<br/><br/>Any award of contract for this requirement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider<br/>Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the<br/>Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. In addition, neither the placement of this<br/>notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/11/2024