Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group
2nd Floor Alderney Building, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road
London
E1 4DG
UK
Contact person: Jean-Claude Simba
Telephone: +44 2036882498
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Tower Hamlets Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service (including IAPT).
Reference number: PRJ447
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is intending to award a contract for primary care psychological support to adults, meeting the needs of the local population, offering a flexible model of delivery.The new service is expected to increase the proportion of people with common mental health disorders who are identified, assessed and receive treatment in accordance with appropriate NICE guidance. It is expected that the service will work to improve the speed of access and response to patient need, increase the proportion of people with common mental health disorders covered by the service who make a clinically significant improvement or recovery, increase social participation and community integration of services users, and improve service user experience of services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
17 237 510.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI4
Main site or place of performance:
Inner London — East.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The new service will incorporate a range of primary care psychological therapy services for adults including:
—A single point of entry —Assessment, including complex assessment —An IAPT service including a step 3+ and counselling provision, delivering Five Year Forward View targets —A non-IAPT pathway including bereavement counselling
The service will be provided for adults with specific pathways for priority groups.
The estimated annual contract value is 3 447 502 GBP. Total estimated value for five years is 17 237 510 GBP. The contract will be for a base period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. It is anticipated that the new service will commence in October 2018.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
17 237 510.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The deadline for submitting Tenders is at 12 noon on 22.12.2017. Responses received after the deadline will not be considered. Expressions of interests and tender submission is via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
This service is covered by the light touch regime as set out in Schedule 3 (Social and Other Specific Services) of PCR 2015. The Commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure that the Commissioner is following is as set out in the Invitation to Tender. The Process will be similar to Open Procedure process under the Regulations but, for avoidance of doubt, the commissioner is not running the Process as though the Open Procedure under the Regulations applies and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 150-310394
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/12/2017
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The deadline for submitting Tenders is at 12 noon on 22.12.2017. Responses received after the deadline will not be considered. Expressions of interests and tender submission is via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. Bidders must submit their Tenders as per the instructions provided in the ITT documents. Tenders submitted using any other method will not be considered. If Bidders have any problems with the e-Tendering Portal, they should contact the helpdesk after registering at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login.
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GO Reference: GO-2017118-PRO-11357286.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Procurement Department, 1 Lower Marsh
London
SE1 7NT
UK
Telephone: +44 2038662498
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
1 Lower Marsh
London
SE1 7NT
UK
Telephone: +44 2038662498
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Procurement Department, 1 Lower Marsh
London
SE1 7NT
UK
Telephone: +44 2036882498
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/11/2017