Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice - This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
QNX
Wicker House, High Street
WORTHING
BN11 1DJ
UK
E-mail: aelliott1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home
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
Crisis Cafes in West Sussex NHS/SOEPS/22.841 PINCC
Reference number: NHS/SOEPS/22.841 PINCC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award contracts to Richmond Fellowship and West Sussex MIND for the provision of a Crisis Cafe Service for NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board ('the ICB') as follows:
• Crawley Crisis Café (Richmond Fellowship):
Six months from 01/04/23 for a total value of £147,013
• Worthing Crisis Café (West Sussex MIND):
Nine months from 01/01/23 for a total value of £212,366
(based on 2021-22 figures)
A key component of the NHS Long-Term Plan for Mental Health the provision of crisis alternatives and support services, including crisis cafes, are considered an essential alternative to de-escalating or preventing a mental health crisis which would otherwise require attendance at A&E or an in-patient admission.
This direct award is necessary to:
i) Enable a full evaluation of the current service provision to take place and decide whether to reprocure or terminate the service.
ii) Allow the Sussex-wide review of all existing staying well services (of which this is part) to conclude, so as to ensure equality and consistency across the NHS Sussex footprint.
It is essential that the existing service continues to support both new and existing service users whilst a full evaluation locally and Sussex-wide concludes and a new procurement process takes place. The service is a key component of the crisis and urgent care pathway in West Sussex. If the service did not continue in the interim there would be a significant negative impact on our local population who experience mental health crisis, their families and add to the demand and pressures on other parts of healthcare services including both A&E and MH inpatient services.
If you wish to express an interest or should you wish to discuss the content of the PIN further, please do this by sending a message or a completed Expression of Interest via the In-tend e-Tendering portal at https://intendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home in the first instance.
The deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm (midday) on Monday 12th December 2022.
If no expressions of interest are received, the Authority intends to enter a contract with the incumbent provider relying upon a Regulation 32 exemption of no response/no requests to participate have been submitted in response to this notice, within 30 days of publication.
Please note a portal message is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
359 379.00
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:
UKJ2
Main site or place of performance:
Crawley and Worthing areas of West Sussex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award contracts to Richmond Fellowship and West Sussex MIND for the provision of a Crisis Cafe Service for NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board ('the ICB') as follows:
• Crawley Crisis Café (Richmond Fellowship):
Six months from 01/04/23 for a total value of £147,013
• Worthing Crisis Café (West Sussex MIND):
Nine months from 01/01/23 for a total value of £212,366
(based on 2021-22 figures)
A key component of the NHS Long-Term Plan for Mental Health the provision of crisis alternatives and support services, including crisis cafes, are considered an essential alternative to de-escalating or preventing a mental health crisis which would otherwise require attendance at A&E or an in-patient admission.
This direct award is necessary to:
i) Enable a full evaluation of the current service provision to take place and decide whether to reprocure or terminate the service.
ii) Allow the Sussex-wide review of all existing staying well services (of which this is part) to conclude, so as to ensure equality and consistency across the NHS Sussex footprint.
It is essential that the existing service continues to support both new and existing service users whilst a full evaluation locally and Sussex-wide concludes and a new procurement process takes place. The service is a key component of the crisis and urgent care pathway in West Sussex. If the service did not continue in the interim there would be a significant negative impact on our local population who experience mental health crisis, their families and add to the demand and pressures on other parts of healthcare services including both A&E and MH inpatient services.
If you wish to express an interest or should you wish to discuss the content of the PIN further, please do this by sending a message or a completed Expression of Interest via the In-tend e-Tendering portal at https://intendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home in the first instance.
The deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm (midday) on Monday 12th December 2022.
If no expressions of interest are received, the Authority intends to enter a contract with the incumbent provider relying upon a Regulation 32 exemption of no response/no requests to participate have been submitted in response to this notice, within 30 days of publication.
Please note a portal message is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to).
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
359 379.00
GBP
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
Crawley Crisis Café (Richmond Fellowship):
Six months from 01/04/23 for a total value of £147,013
Worthing Crisis Café (West Sussex MIND):
Nine months from 01/01/23 for a total value of £212,366
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
12/12/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
13/12/2022
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS South of England Procurement
Fareham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/11/2022