Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Money and Pensions Service
Howard House, 64 St John's Street,
Bedford
MK42 0DJ.
UK
Contact person: Carol Hilaire
Telephone: +44 208134012
E-mail: carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://maps.org.uk/en
Address of the buyer profile: https://maps.org.uk/en
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-maps.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://atamis-maps.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the following address:
Money and Pensions Service
Howard House, 64 St John's Street,
Bedford
MK42 0DJ.
UK
E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://maps.org.uk/en
Address of the buyer profile: https://maps.org.uk/en
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Statutory Body
I.5) Main activity
Other: Money and Pensions Guidance
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Services
Reference number: C0574
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Organisation<br/>Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) vision is ‘Everyone making the most of their money and pensions’. MaPS is an arm’s-length-body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people throughout the UK have guidance and access to the information they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. MaPS provide people in England with information and advice on debt and MaPS is the biggest funder of free-to-client debt advice.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 333 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ1
Main site or place of performance:
Bedford
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space (MHCBS)<br/><br/>Breathing Space is a HM Treasury policy which gives clients protection under legislation from creditor interest, charges, enforcement activity and collection communication, enabling them to stabilise their financial situation, engage with advice and find a solution. Since May 2021 when this policy launched MaPS commissioned a Former Supplier to deliver a service which provides people with access protection under Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space (MHCBS) and access to debt advice. <br/><br/> MaPS seeks to commission a new service building on our learning from prior service delivery with a view to helping more people receive the benefits of MHCBS protection.<br/><br/>The MHCBS service will be for delivery in England only; and MaPS has data (based on the existing MaPS funded service for England) that circa 130-150 clients per month are being served, as a current baseline.<br/><br/>As a minimum the MaPS MHCBS service must offer:-<br/>Entry Point - Maximising number of eligible applications into the service (influence as far as possible).<br/>Exploration/triage - For MHCBS clients, use ability to influence to encourage engagement in Debt Advice. <br/>Application - Process MHCBS applications that are received via an Approved Mental Health Professional referrals.<br/>Debt Advice - Deliver debt advice to MHCBS clients who are both capable of engaging and who choose to do so during breathing space.<br/><br/>Further details about the specification can be found in the Tender documentation.
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:
4 333 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 28
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:
Yes
Description of options:
Up to a maximum of 24 months (12 +12)
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
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:
19/04/2024
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/02/2024
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
How to access the tender documents:-<br/><br/>The competition process will be the Open procedure laid down within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. If you are interested in bidding for this contract and wish to access the Tender documents, then interested organisations must:<br/><br/>1. If you are not currently registered as a supplier on the MaPS E-Sourcing Portal (Atamis) then you must do so via the following link: https://atamis-maps.my.site.com/s/Welcome <br/>2. Once registered on the MaPS Atamis portal; please search for this opportunity using the following reference number C0574 via the ‘Find Opportunities’ area within the portal.<br/>3. If you require further assistance with this matter then please email commercial@maps.org.uk and placing ‘MHCBS Tender’ in the header of the email.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand,
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Money and Pensions Service
Howard House, 64 St John's Street,
Bedford
MK42 0DJ.
UK
E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://maps.org.uk/en
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Money and Pensions Service
Howard House, 64 St John's Street,
Bedford
MK42 0DJ.
UK
E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://maps.org.uk/en
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/02/2024