CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

ASD Mental Health Training

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The National ASD Development Team is supporting local authority and health boards to develop and coordinate their new Integrated Autism Services. The service will not provide support for autistic individuals with moderate to severe mental health needs. The service will however have a function in supporting mental health and social care staff to work with autistic individuals. As a basis for this, the National ASD Development Team have worked with South Wales Integrated Autism Service staff to develop a one day training programme focussing on understanding autism and adapting practice.

The objective of this piece of work is to train up to 850 members of staff across 4 health board regions using the ASDinfoWales Mental Health Training Programme.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=75900.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

We are looking for tenders to deliver against the following requirements: -

a. The delivery of 34 training days meeting the following requirements (with possibility of up to 6 further training sessions subject to funding):

b. 15 training days delivering the ASDinfoWales Mental Health Training Programme for staff in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board regional footprint area

c. 5 training days training days delivering the ASDinfoWales Mental Health Training Programme for staff in Aneurin Bevan Health Board regional footprint area

d. 5 training days delivering training days delivering the ASDinfoWales Mental Health Training Programme for staff in Cwm Taf Health Board regional footprint area

e. 9 training days delivering training days delivering the ASDinfoWales Mental Health Training Programme for staff in Powys Teaching Health Board regional footprint area

f. To train up to 25 people during each programme, a total of 850 potential training places

g. Jointly work with regional integrated autism services to agree attendance and joint deliver where requested.

h. To manage the registration of all clinicians attending training

i. To undertake training in the delivery of the programme from the National ASD Development Team

j. To work with the National ASD Development Team and provide feedback to them as requested

k. To undertake training evaluation forms and submit after every session to National ASD Development Team, to amend delivery as requested by National ASD Development Team if identified in evaluation forms

l. To develop, print and issue handouts to participants (in agreement with the National ASD Development Team and clinicians in the IAS teams) and issue local information if requested by local IAS leads

m. Contractor will advise the ASD Development Team of any issues with the co-ordination of any of the areas or training dates within 1 week of being made aware of them

n. The successful contractor will provide regular updates to contract manager during periods of planning delivery

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Tenders for this work should evidence:

a. Suitable qualifications and a proven track-record of delivering high quality autism training and ability to flex training in response to the needs of participants.

b. Have sufficient knowledge and recent clinical experience of working with autistic adults in a Mental Health environment and adapting interventions appropriately.

c. Awareness of the Welsh language, Welsh Language legislation and Welsh policy context.

d. Ability to be flexible with training dates to meet the needs of the Mental Health and Social Care Services.

e. Price.

This tender process will be conducted as an open procedure with the successful bid being assessed on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender.

The bids will be assessed on the basis of an 80/20% quality/price split using the following breakdown:

5a = 30%

5b = 30%

5c = 10%

5d = 10%

5e – 20%

But please note that a requirement of all tenders will be to engage in dialogue in the Welsh language where requested.

Evaluation will be undertaken in two phases (phase 2 will be an optional clarification interview phase to be implemented at the discretion of the WLGA in partnership with regional IAS):

Phase 1: All submissions will be assessed against criteria above to distinguish the rankings.

Phase 2: An optional clarification interview phase may be applied at the discretion of the WLGA, to clarify matters of detail and ensure that bids have been correctly understood and no misinterpretation exists, in order to clearly distinguish the correct rankings.

Phase 2 will only be applicable to a maximum of six of the top ranked bidders. Bidders will only be invited to clarification interview if necessary.

In most circumstances such clarification will be sought firstly by written communication, in accordance with the WLGA procurement procedure rules.

Bidders will be expected, if required, to be available for interview on 28th February 2017, at Local Government House, Cardiff CF10 4LG.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

The contract is managed by the ASD Development Team on behalf of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA).

The contract for this work will be with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), and the contract manager will be Tracy Hinton on behalf of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA).

TIMINGS:

Tender specification issue - 17th January 2018

Potential tenderers inform WLGA of intention to submit -7th February 2018

Deadline for submission of tender - 1200 noon 16th February 2018

Tender interviews (if appropriate)- 28th February 2017

Tender award and Inception meeting - w/c 5th March 2018

Key Milestone meetings - TBC

Project Completion - 31st March 2019

The work will be conducted in accordance with the WLGA “Terms and Conditions for Supply of Consultancy Services”, a copy of which is attached/included with the invitation to tender.

If you require any further information or clarification contact Tracy Hinton, National ASD Development Project Officer tracy.hinton@WLGA.gov.uk

(WA Ref:75900)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice