Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Barnsley CCG
49/51 Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2PY
UK
E-mail: t.squires@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.barnsleyccg.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.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
NHS Barnsley: Mental Health Support Teams Service
Reference number: SYPS/BARN/TS/20/47
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In developing Mental Health Support Teams, NHS Barnsley CCG is seeking to offer a single contract to an organisation(s) that will ensure the children and young people within the borough are able to access appropriate, timely support for their emotional health and wellbeing to further improve their life outcomes.
The new service will cover the provision of three MHST’s, two focusing on primary school-aged children (one of these being a Trailblazer team as per the Green Paper published in December 2017) and the third team being a well-established team known as MindSpace, which focuses on supporting the pupils within the 10 Secondary Schools within the borough.
The purpose of all three MHSTS is to support children and young people with mild-to-moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs within their educational setting.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 895 635.00
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:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aims of the MHSTs are:
— to provide extra capacity for early intervention and ongoing help within educational settings;
— to reduce health inequalities and vulnerabilities of children and young people who are living within Barnsley’s most deprived wards;
— to provide support earlier for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing in educational settings;
— to reduce stigma and normalise mental health and emotional wellbeing, whilst addressing the barriers for children and young people accessing support;
— to enable Barnsley’s children and young people to be able to easily access, when they need it, the appropriate support for their mental health and emotional wellbeing;
— to ensure integrated emotional health and wellbeing support is available to children and young people all year round.
The three MHST’s will work together and become a key partner in Barnsley’s CYP Emotional health and wellbeing support system.
The contract will be for a term of 3 years with the opportunity to extend for 2 years subject to mutual agreement between the successful bidder and the authority. The maximum term of contract is consequently 5 years.
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: 60
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:
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract value given in this notice is for a 5-year term.
The pricing to be submitted by providers which shall not exceed per annum for each year of the contract as per the financial schedule.
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:
2020/S 207-506323
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/11/2020
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:
30/11/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2020