Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
E-mail: sarah.beaumont@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road
Basildon
SS14 3HG
UK
E-mail: sarah.beaumont@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
UK
E-mail: sarah.beaumont@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Children & Young People Crisis Support Service - Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB (Essex-wide)
Reference number: ACE-0667-2023-HWE
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) invites tender responses from suitably qualified providers to deliver a Children & Young People's Crisis Support Service across Southend, Essex and Thurrock. This service is being commissioned by Herts and West Essex ICB as the lead commissioner on behalf of the county and in conjunction with Mid & South Essex integrated Care Board and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board as associate commissioners.
The Crisis Support Service provides therapeutic support, based on the provision such as the trauma-informed attachment focussed therapy model, as an example. This will enable parents and carers to adopt and maintain a therapeutic parenting approach.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
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:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) invites tender responses from suitably qualified providers to deliver a Children & Young People's Crisis Support Service across Southend, Essex and Thurrock. This service is being commissioned by Herts and West Essex ICB as the lead commissioner on behalf of the county and in conjunction with Mid & South Essex integrated Care Board and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board as associate commissioners.
The Crisis Support Service provides therapeutic support, based on the provision such as the trauma-informed attachment focussed therapy model, as an example. This will enable parents and carers to adopt and maintain a therapeutic parenting approach.
The key outcomes of the service are to:
- Alleviate the stress of social isolation, concerns about managing a CYP with emotional, anxiety or other non-MH crisis related issues
- Support families who are worried, exhausted about their CYP
- Reduce attendances at A&E for crisis
- Reduce the negative impact of life stressors on family life
- Impact measurements for each family
The full scope of the services to be delivered are contained within the Invitation to Tender pack which can be found within the e-Tendering portal.
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:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/05/2023
End:
30/04/2026
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The initial contract is for a period of 3-years with the option to extend for a further 2-years (1st May 2026 - 30th April 2028)
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract is for a period of 3-years with the option to extend for a further 2-years (1st May 2026 - 30th April 2028)
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
The total maximum contract value of the 3-year period is £621,339 (excl. VAT). This is the total on which the financial evaluation will be based. The total aggregate value of the contract, including potential extensions is £1,035,565 (excl. VAT). During the life of the contract The Authority may bring in additional services up to a max total aggregate contract value of £1,500,000 (excl. VAT).
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/02/2023
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
Tender must be valid until:
24/08/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/02/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The requirement to which this ITT relate, fall within Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) (the "Regulations"). Neither the inclusion of the Bidder Selection Stage nor the use of the terms Invitation to Tender Process Overview, Invitation to Tender, or Invitation to Tender nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Authority intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to Public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (the “Light Touch” Regime).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/02/2023