Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
UK
Contact person: Anita Pannu
Telephone: +44 1138248739
E-mail: anita.pannu@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion
Reference number: Tender_1855
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
People with severe mental health problems have low rates of employment. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a supported employment model which supports people with serious mental health problems into employment.
NHS England transformation funding is being allocated in 2 targeted waves:
Wave 1 will support the expansion of well-established, high quality IPS services through 2018/19 and 2019/20;
Wave 2 will support increasing provision in other areas that have IPS services which require further development.
This contract will support both Wave 1 who are entering their 2nd year of implementation and Wave 2 sites in their first year of implementation.
Full details of the requirement can be found in the statement of requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
People with severe mental health problems have low rates of employment. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a supported employment model which supports people with serious mental health problems into employment, and is supported by a wealth of international evidence, following the principles of “place and train”. It consists of intensive, individual support, rapid job search followed by placement in paid employment, and time-unlimited in-work support for both the employee and the employer.
NHS England have committed to doubling access to IPS for people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) by 2020/21 as part of their response to the 5 year forward view for mental health recommendations.
NHS England transformation funding is being allocated in 2 targeted waves:
1) The first wave will support the expansion of well-established, high quality IPS services through 2018/19 and 2019/20;
2) The second wave of funding will support increasing provision in other areas that have IPS services which require further development, or no current IPS service provision through 2019/20 and 2020/21.
This contract should support both Wave 1 who are entering their second year of implementation, and Wave 2 sites in their first year of implementation i.e. runs through the remainder of 2018/19 and throughout 2019/20.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Knowledge and experience
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Programme design and delivery
/ Weighting: 21
Quality criterion: Project plan
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Risk management
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Governance
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Training
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Reporting and monitoring
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Mobilisation
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 9
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 180-408254
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ITT_587
Title: National Infrastructure Support for IPS Expansion
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/12/2018
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
Social Finance Ltd
Tintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
HM Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point that information about the actual award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of ten (10) calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide remedies under statute for aggrieved parties.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
HM Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/01/2019