Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
Contact person: Hayley Smith
Telephone: +44 7770493216
E-mail: h.smith27@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
Contact person: Hayley Smith
E-mail: h.smith27@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Individual Placement Support Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Reference number: STW-22-07
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking tenders for the provision of an Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service for service users within the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin geographic locality.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 225 000.00
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
85000000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
UKG22
Main site or place of performance:
County of Shropshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement of an Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver an IPS Service across the geographical area covered by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board.
The overall vision for this service is to enable people with mental health problems to be able to enjoy a good quality of life, reduce health inequalities, remain independent and in control, be included as members of society and, most importantly, realise their potential for recovery.
This service will contribute to improve performance on:
a. Public Health Outcome Framework (1.8): Employment for those with long term health conditions including adults with a learning disability who are in contact with secondary mental health services.
b. Adult Social Care Outcome Framework (1F): The proportion of adults in contact with secondary mental health services in paid employment.
c. NHS Outcomes Framework (2.5): Enhancing quality of life of people with mental illness / Employment of people with a mental health difficulty.
The service will deploy employment specialists (ES’s) into community mental health teams and other secondary mental health services. The ES’s will provide employment support in line with the principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS).
IPS has been identified by both DWP and NHS England as a promising intervention to address unemployment within mental health. IPS is a replicable, evidence-based, supported employment programme that has been shown to deliver superior employment and health outcomes for people with severe mental health problems.
The ICB are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply. This will be a block contract estimated at £445,000.00 per annum, the estimated total contract value including optional extensions is £2,225,000.00. The Authority has included an affordability threshold in this tender process and bids exceeding the annual value of £445,000.00 per annum shall not be considered further within this tender process.
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:
2 225 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract period is 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 month period.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/11/2022
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into a contract with for the supply of the services.
The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process.
This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal ref itt_978 at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
(i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister;
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated.
For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Helpdesk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Light Touch Regime’ services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
E-mail: francessutherland@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
E-mail: francessutherland@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/10/2022