Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Commercial Solutions on behalf of Sussex Partnership NHS Trust working with Health Education England
The Atrium. Curtis Road.
Dorking
RH4 1XA
UK
Contact person: Jeff Scott Lead Category Manager — Commissioning
E-mail: NHSCS.commissioning@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
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
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Health Education England Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme Procurement.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The project aims to deliver the following training:
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
To deliver the approved national curriculum for IAPT MBCT Teacher Training, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements).
Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners
To deliver one of the two approved national curricula for IAPT Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements).
To work in close partnership with Relate at a national level to prioritise practitioners who are suitably qualified to enter the programme and who have specific commitments in place to deliver CTfD within or on behalf of IAPT services on completion of the training.
Full details are available in the Bravo eTendering portal as described in this Notice.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
386 700.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: See tender documentation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England ( no code for England only available in Bravo notice system ).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
See tender documentation.
Commissioner Communication Event
On the 18.9.2017 the Commissioners will hold an open teleconference event to enable potential providers to discuss the project and raise any initial questions.
The schedule for the event is
CTfD discussion 12:30-13:15
MBCT discussion 13:30-14:15
The dial-in details for both meetings are:
Phone Number- 03003040370
Conference ID- 474927
Potential providers will be required to advise the Commissioner of their intention to participate, which session they will dial in for, and confirm their nominated participants beforehand. Please register via the Bravo system, or to the following email address:
NHSCS.commissioning@nhs.net
before 10:00 on 18.9.2017.
The Commissioners will accept written questions submitted in advance of the call.
Participants are advised that in order to ensure as open a discussion as possible, the Commissioners will endeavour to provide full verbal responses to all questions raised. However to ensure transparency and a formal audit trail during the procurement process, any potential provider who wishes to rely on any information provided during the call must also submit their question via the Bravo eTendering Clarification Question process, to enable the Commissioners to issue a formal response to all tender participants.
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
End:
28/03/2019
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
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:
09/10/2017
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
Tender must be valid until:
08/01/2018
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/10/2017
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Test for issue 32067 en_GB.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Health Education England
Brighton
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/09/2017