Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
N/A
Isaac Maddox House, Shrub Hill Road
Worcester
WR4 9RW
UK
Contact person: Marvin Foolchand
Telephone: +44 1905681926
E-mail: marvin.foolchand1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hacw.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/22031
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=23311&B=HACW_NHS
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=23311&B=HACW_NHS
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Employment Advisors for IAPT
Reference number: T.HACW.020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Worcestershire Health and Care Trust (WHCT) are part of a large scale initiative led by the Work and Health Unit (WHU) of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to increase the employment support within Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services.
The Trust is inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified providers capable of delivering an Employment Advice Service embedded in IAPT Services within Worcestershire which offers an integrated package of psychological therapy and employment support.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
550 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79611000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Worcestershire Health and Care Trust (WHCT) are part of a large scale initiative led by the Work and Health Unit (WHU) of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to increase the employment support within Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services.
The Trust is inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified providers capable of delivering an Employment Advice Service embedded in IAPT Services within Worcestershire which offers an integrated package of psychological therapy and employment support.
IAPT services are psychological therapy services tailored to people's needs and include talking therapies, group approaches, couples therapy and self-help support for people who experience anxiety and depression.
The organisation will need to provide 6 Employment Advisors (EAs) and 1 Senior EA to offer practical advice and relevant interventions to assist clients to gain, return to or retain employment. The EAs will work closely with IAPT clinicians to provide employment support to people with common mental health problems who are struggling at work, off sick from work or looking to find work.
WHCT are seeking to subcontract and work with a partner organisation that can bring this knowledge and expertise and work within and alongside the IAPT Service. We are seeking providers who have previous experience of supporting people into vocational/employment activities that have used a mental health service.
There is an expectation that the successful provider will commence the service from 9.2018.
An engagement event will be held on 10:00 am 12.3 to provide an opportunity to discuss the service specification and requirements in further detail.
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:
550 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 18
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Stated in the procurement documents.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option for a further 2 individual 12 month extensions, subject to funding.
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
An engagement event will be held on 10:00 am 12:00 to provide an opportunity to discuss the service specification and requirements in further detail suppliers to register interest and submit Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 15:00 23.3.2018.
ID Nº 30728.
T.HACW.020 — Employment Advisors for IAPT
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:
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/03/2018
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
02/04/2018
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3) Additional information
An engagement event will be held on 10:00 12.3 to provide an opportunity to discuss the service specification and requirements in further detail suppliers to register interest and submit Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 15:00 23.3.2018.
Documents available via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=23311&B=HACW_NHS.
ID Nº 30728.
T.HACW.020 - Employment Advisors for IAPT
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Isaac Maddox House, Shrub Hill Road,
Worcester
WR4 9RW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/02/2018