Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Exeter
South west region
UK
Contact person: Helen Jaques
E-mail: dpt.procurementcontracting@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/
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
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR)
Reference number: T24-0111
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Devon Partnership NHS Trust were seeking to appoint a Provider to deliver Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements services across the Peninsula (Devon and Cornwall OPCC boundary), in line with the specified requirements of the contract.
An MHTR is a community order, which is a sentence that a court can pass to someone if they have mental health needs and have committed a lesser criminal offence.
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirement is a function of Integrated Non-Custodial Services (IN-CS).
The procurement is divided into 3 lots within the South West as follows:-
Lot 1: Devon and Torbay
Lot 2: Plymouth
Lot 3: Cornwall
The contracts will be for a term of 7 years and services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025.
The contracts could be subject to nationally mandated directives or service alterations with associated funding during the term of the contract.
TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 650 686.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Devon and Torbay
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Devon and Torbay
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following an unsuccessful tender for Lot 1, the lot was not awarded via this competitive process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Financial Planning
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Quality of Service
/ Weighting: 75
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
2
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Plymouth
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Plymouth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is appointing a Provider to deliver Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements services across Plymouth area (Lot 2).
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. This is a 7 year commencing 1st April 2025 and the approximate total value of the contract is £508,156.
This is a new service which DPT have been commissioned to provide and have chosen to appoint a provider via a competitive process. The provider is an existing supplier to the Trust.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Financial Planning
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Quality of Service
/ Weighting: 75
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Presentation
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
2
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Cornwall
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Cornwall
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following an unsuccessful tender for Lot 3, the lot was not awarded via this competitive process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Financial Planning
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Quality of Service
/ Weighting: 75
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Presenation
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
2
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-039584
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Lot 1 (Devon & Torbay
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Lot 2 (Plymouth)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Livewell Southwest
120536356
Plymouth
PL4 7PY
UK
Telephone: +44 1752435182
E-mail: Holly.harrison8@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK41
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 508 156.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: 3
Title: Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) - Lot 3 (Cornwall)
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.
The awarding of this contract 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 to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st Feb 2025. Written representations can be made to dpt.procurementcontracting@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Details of the award decision makers are as follows:-
Service Manager
Lead Psychologist
Senior Management Accountant
Commercial & Operational Lead
2x Experts by Experience
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.
The decision to award this contract as per the Competitive process was based on evaluation against basic selection criteria which was assessed on pass/fail basis and other key criteria which were assessed on a 0-3 scale.
Several tender questions were asked as per below criteria & weighting:-
Financial Planning : 8%
Quality of Service : 75%
Sustainability: 10%
Cost: 2%
There was also a face to face meeting held where the provider was invited to present their service proposal. This carried a weighting of 5%.
The provider selected for award has been chosen as they passed the basic selection
criteria and were the highest scoring bidder overall, against the key criteria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Exeter
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2025