Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
92G
Chippenham
UK
E-mail: donnaharrington@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Individual Placement and Support Service to NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Reference number: C364042
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board is seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Individual Placement and Support in line with the specified requirements.
The service will provide intensive, individual support aiming to help people with a Severe Mental illness (SMI) to gain and retain paid competitive employment with the implementation of the evidenced based IPS employment approach.
The service will be for people aged 18+ with an SMI open to secondary mental health care and also Primary Care.
The geography covered is Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
The contract will be for an initial 3 year term with 2 optional extensions of any period of 1 year per extension with service commencement on the 1st April 2026.
It is expected that TUPE will apply and information is available on request. Further details are provided within the tender documentation.
The contract value is £1,186,995 per annum giving a total value of £3,560,985 over the initial 3 year term, £4,747,980 if the first extension is adopted, and £5,934,975 if all extensions are adopted. All values provided are inclusive of any non-recoverable VAT.
There will be no additional investment. The procurement and awarded contract will operate with a view to review the sufficiency of the contract value against service demand, efficiency and effectiveness, and on an annual basis upon receipt of confirmed budgetary allocations, consider adjustments through formal business case submission route should be explored. Any initiation of exploration will be at the commissioner's discretion.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 934 975.00
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:
UKK1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board is seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Individual Placement and Support in line with the specified requirements.
The service will provide intensive, individual support aiming to help people with a Severe Mental illness (SMI) to gain and retain paid competitive employment with the implementation of the evidenced based IPS employment approach.
The service will be for people aged 18+ with an SMI open to secondary mental health care and also Primary Care.
The geography covered is Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
The contract will be for an initial 3 year term with 2 optional extensions of a period of 1 year per extension with service commencement on the 1st April 2026.
It is expected that TUPE will apply and information is available on request. Further details are provided within the tender documentation.
The contract value is £1,186,995 per annum giving a total value of £3,560,985 over the initial 3 year term, £4,747,980 if the first extension is adopted and £5,934,975 if all extensions are adopted. All values provided are inclusive of any non-recoverable VAT.
There will be no additional investment. The procurement and awarded contract will operate with a view to review the sufficiency of the contract value against service demand, efficiency and effectiveness, and on an annual basis upon receipt of confirmed budgetary allocations, consider adjustments through formal business case submission route should be explored. Any initiation of exploration will be at the commissioner's discretion.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
2 optional extensions of any period of 1 year per extension.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
See procurement documentation for full details.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
See procurement documentation for full details.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
See procurement documentation for full details.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-012900
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/07/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
04/07/2025
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Chippenham
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/06/2025