Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City of York Council
West Offices, Station Rise
York
YO16GA
UK
Contact person: Mark Woolford
E-mail: mark.woolford@york.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.york.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
York Community Mental Health Hub
Reference number: 851000000
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The award of the York Community Mental Health Hub which will offer a range of support for customers in a flexible manner with a multi-agency team, that are able to be responsive and enable early intervention to prevent a decline in mental health. The Hub is able to support a person to develop a network of community assets enabling them to thrive in their local communities.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
586 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The award of the York Community Mental Health Hub which will offer a range of support for customers in a flexible manner with a multi-agency team, that are able to be responsive and enable early intervention to prevent a decline in mental health. The Hub is able to support a person to develop a network of community assets enabling them to thrive in their local communities.
A new contract is to be awarded to York Centre for Voluntary Service (t/a York CVS) for the York Community Mental Health Hub commissioned by the Public Health team within City of York Council and this notice is an intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C .
The contract will commence in May 2025 and end on 30th April 2027 and the estimated total value is £586,000.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to contract 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 Procurement Act 2023 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 decision makers by
midnight on 23 May 2025 (8 working days following the publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not formally been awarded yet; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR Direct Award Process C and a commencement of the required standstill period the day after the publication of this contract award notice.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: York Community Mental Health Hub
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
York Centre for Voluntary Service (t/a York CVS)
15 Priory Street
York
YO1 6ET
UK
E-mail: enquiries@yorkcvs.org.uk
NUTS: UKE21
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:
: 586 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to contract 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 Procurement Act 2023 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 decision makers by
midnight on 23 May 2025 (8 working days following the publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention
to award under the PSR Direct Award Process C.
There has not been any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of any individuals making the decision to award this contract.
Approval to award the contract has been made by: Sara Storey - Corporate Director of Adults and Integration.
The Key Criteria and associated evaluation weightings, and associated rationale that were used for the evaluation of provider assessments that are the basis for the decision to award
the contract are listed below:
Quality and Innovation:
York CVS, are an independent charity; supporting and championing York's voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector to make positive change, challenge issues and grow new ideas for the future in order to strengthen communities.
York CVS deliver a wide range of support to organisations and groups within York as well as administrating other grants such as the Ways to Wellbeing grant. This adds value to the work they are delivering as part of this project. They have significant experience of partnership delivery and of championing and supporting the value of the role of the voluntary sector in the delivery of health and social care.
Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability:
The project looks to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support, ensure open access, person centred and flexible support. Integrated models of care allow for best use of resources, avoid duplication, and avert more costly acute and crisis services. Offering flexible support within the community will increase accessibility for groups who are currently underrepresented within mental health services.
The model also seeks to address the health inequalities for people with a severe mental illness by improving access to physical health support, addressing the social determinants of mental health, and building community connectedness.
The mental health hub is being closely evaluated to ensure that system benefits of this way of working can be realised and resources realigned appropriately to ensure service sustainability.
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice:
The project looks to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support, ensure open access, person centred and flexible support.
Social value:
Supporting individuals as part of the mental health hub will achieve many social values including increased ability to maintain employment, access to volunteering, prevention of crisis, supporting individuals to access relevant benefits, improved mental health and wellbeing, able to participate in community activities.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Not applicable under Provider Selection Regime
Not applicable under Provider Selection Regime
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/05/2025