Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group
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Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE13QT
UK
Contact person: Thomas Greenwood
E-mail: Thomas.greenwood2@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.derbyandderbyshireccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com
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
Provision of Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG
Reference number: 46409
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Employment Advisors (EA) in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) service by responding to this opportunity as required and described in this document, and within the published tender. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 016 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79610000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Employment Advisors in IAPT service, by responding to this opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.
The process is a one stage open process.
Employment Advisors (EA) in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) is a project jointly run by the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and DoHSC (Department of Health and Social Care). It has been set up in recognition that there are poorer employment outcomes for people with coexisting mental and physical health problems. It aims to increase the availability of employment support within IAPT services to ensure that there is sufficient employment support capacity to provide a fully integrated therapy and employment support for people who are employed, those off sick from work and those who are unemployed and looking to find work.
Commissioners are currently awaiting confirmation of funding from DWP to support these services beyond April 2022. Due to timescales to undertake a compliant process, Commissioners are proceeding with a formal process and will confirm once funding has been received, which is anticipated Autumn 2021.
The contract will be for 1 year from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 1 years (subject to further confirmation of external funding beyond initial term).
Please note there is a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding £1,008,000.00 per annum will be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over £1,008,000.00 will be accepted.
Full details of the service can be found and are included as part of the documentation within the project on EU-Supply. To access the documentation please visit EU-Supply on the link below and access project 46409 - Provision of Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 016 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
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:
Yes
Description of options:
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a an initial period of 12 months with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 1 years (subject to further confirmation of external funding beyond initial term). The current contract(s) for the Services will end on 31st March 2022 and as a result the successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1st April 2022.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document A - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 Financial Standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document A - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 Financial Standing
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/11/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/11/2021
Local time: 17:00
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
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/10/2021