Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
UK
Contact person: Ola Shodipe
E-mail: olamide.shodipe1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bwc.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bwc.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
WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit
Reference number: C320823
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), intend to commission an Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health support and a brief admission for assessment if required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Provider will work to the following aims and objectives:<br/><br/>- Provide a safe place for young people who present with mental ill health, distress and/or display behaviours that challenges and/or have complex needs. <br/><br/>- Reduce/manage behaviours that challenge, working with the young person to reduce/prevent the need for the use of restrictive practices and/or inpatient services, wherever possible. <br/><br/>- Provide a safe bed-based service where an inpatient admission is being sought but a bed is not currently available, and it is deemed not safe for the young person to remain in their home or an acute ward. <br/><br/>- Provide access to inpatient care 24 hours a day 7 days a week, where the alternative may be within an inappropriate setting including remaining in a 136 suite or Emergency Department. <br/><br/>- Give time for the young person to de-escalate from their situation in a safe place and allow professionals further time to assess and determine appropriate service(s) and support for the young person to access. <br/> <br/>- Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment. <br/><br/>- Reduce inpatient admissions to Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient units and/or reduce inpatient bed days through early access to de-escalation. <br/><br/>- Provide a range of evidenced based therapeutic support for young person’s recovery and de-escalation from their current situation. <br/><br/>- Provide specialist mental health assessment by a specialist multi-disciplinary team. <br/><br/>- Where appropriate, contribute to an existing formulation or commence a formulation following a holistic assessment of the young person’s strengths and needs. <br/><br/>As a result of this Most Suitable Provider process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 2 years (1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027).<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Admission and Triage Unit is a new service. The most suitable provider identified is an existing provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Key Criteria 1: Quality & Innovation
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Key Criteria 5: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Key Criteria 2: Value
/ Weighting: 5
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 000-037855
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/02/2025
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
Active Young People Limited T/A Ivetsey Bank Hospital
Active Care Group 3rd Floor Mercury House 117 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UL
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 20th February 2025. Any representations should be sent to olamide.shodipe1@nhs.net<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process of the PSR.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers are the WMCPC. The decision to award the contract was made by the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust's Chief Finance Officer. There were no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.<br/><br/>The assessment criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria were either assessed as Pass/Fail or For Information.<br/><br/>The assessment criteria for the Key Criteria were assessed as Pass/Fail. <br/><br/>Key Criteria 1: Quality & Innovation - 40%<br/>Key Criteria 2: Value - 5%<br/>Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 30%<br/>Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 15%<br/>Key Criteria 5: Social Value - 10% <br/><br/>Active Young People Limited T/A Ivetsey Bank Hospital was identified as the Most Suitable Provider by considering the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria - achieving an overall Pass mark.<br/><br/>Therefore, they are the preferred provider and awarded the contract (subject to agreement).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2025