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II.1.1) Title
Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (NHS Greater Preston, Chorley & South Ribble, West Lancashire CCG)
Reference number: L21-08
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf of NHS Greater
Preston CCG, NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG and NHS West Lancashire CCG. This invitation to tender is
for the implementation of three MHSTs in Central Lancashire (Lot 1); one MHST in West Lancashire (Lot 2)
The objective of this procurement is to establish four new MHSTs across Central Lancashire and West
Lancashire: 1 team in Greater Preston, 1 team in Chorley & South Ribble, 1 team with a close geographical
spread across Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston, and 1 team in West Lancashire. The teams will
provide extra capacity for early intervention and ongoing help within educational settings. Services are
required to be fully operational within 12 months of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs)
commencing training that is scheduled to start January 2022 so fully operational by the end of January 2023.
NHS Chorley, South Ribble, Greater Preston and West Lancashire CCGs have been successful in funding for four
Mental Health Supports Teams for schools and colleges in the sixth wave of the Green Paper for
Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: July 2018 builds that upon the
ambitions set out in Future in Mind (2015) and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (2016).
The Government’s response to the Consultation on Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health
Provision: a Green Paper and Next Steps (2018) ensures areas that are successful in the bid for funding go
further for children and young people who are showing early signs of distress, so that they are always able
to access the right help, in the right setting, when they need it.
The successful areas that have Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) supporting children and young people
will provide extra capacity for early intervention support within school and college settings. The three core
elements that the MHSTs will provide are:
1. Deliver evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing issues
• 2. Support the designated senior mental health lead in each setting and
• 3. Provide timely advice to school and college staff
The Government published the NHS Long-Term Plan (2019) that re-confirmed the commitments of the
Green Paper (2018) in relation to improving mental health support in schools and colleges, stating that from
2019 NHS England (NHSE) will fund new MHSTs working in schools and colleges, building on the support
already available, which will be rolled out to between one-fifth and a quarter of the country by the end of
2023.
The Provider will deliver the MHSTs in educational settings as per the Transforming Children and Young
People’s Mental Health: Delivery of Mental Health Support Teams - Guidance Note 2019-20.
The ITT will be live on Monday 6th September 2021 on the MLCSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a
deadline for submissions on Friday 1st October 2021 12:00pm.
The deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is Friday 17th September 2021 12:00pm.
Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest and gain access to this procurement's documents
and more specific information. project_794 - Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (GP, C&SR, WL).
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with
permission from the contracting NHS body.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 497 644.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 2 lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Bidders will be asked to complete the questionnaire for the area in which they wish to deliver the service i.e Lot 1 for Central Lancashire and / or Lot 2 for West Lancashire. If a provider wants to provide the service for both geographical areas, they must bid for both Lot 1 and Lot 2.
Total value - £4,497,644 max (£368,137 per team per year + £20,000 per team one-off)
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
LOT 1 NHS Greater Preston CCG, NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCG-Mental Health Support Teams in Schools
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This invitation to tender is based on two lots covering the geographical areas as detailed below:
Lot 1- three MHSTs in Central Lancashire (Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble)
Lot 2 - one MHST in West Lancashire
Bidders will be asked to complete the technical questionnaire for the area in which they wish to deliver the service i.e Lot 1 for Central Lancashire and / or Lot 2 for West Lancashire. If a provider wants to provide the service for both geographical areas, they must bid for both Lot 1 and Lot 2. The highest scoring bidder of Lot 1 will be the Preferred Bidder and the highest scoring bidder of Lot 2 will be the Preferred Bidder.
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:
4 497 644.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract is expected to commence in Jan 2022 following a period of mobilization and will be in operation initially for a period of 3 years. There is a possibility of extension periods dependent upon performance and NHS England in partnership with the Department for Education agreeing to further funding allocations. NHS England have not clarified the budget envelope beyond the 36 months funding
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
Value of the field:
The total value of the contract is a maximum £4,497,644 over 3 years (£368,137 per team per year + £20,000 per team one-off project initiation funding)
The ITT will be live on Monday 6th September 2021 on the MLCSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions on Friday 1st October 2021 12:00pm.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
LOT 2 NHS West Lancashire CCG - Mental Health Support Teams in Schools
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
West Lancashire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This invitation to tender is based on two lots covering the geographical areas as detailed below:
Lot 1- three MHSTs in Central Lancashire (Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble)
Lot 2 - one MHST in West Lancashire
Bidders will be asked to complete the questionnaire for the area in which they wish to deliver the service i.e Lot 1 for Central Lancashire and / or Lot 2 for West Lancashire. If a provider wants to provide the service for both geographical areas, they must bid for both Lot 1 and Lot 2. The highest scoring bidder of Lot 1 will be the Preferred Bidder and the highest scoring bidder of Lot 2 will be the Preferred Bidder.
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:
4 497 644.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract is expected to commence in Jan 2022 following a period of mobilization and will be in operation initially for a period of 3 years. There is a possibility of extension periods dependent upon performance and NHS England in partnership with the Department for Education agreeing to further funding allocations. NHS England have not clarified the budget envelope beyond the 36 months funding
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 total value of the contract is a maximum £4,497,644 over 3 years (£368,137 per team per year + £20,000 per team one-off project initiation funding)
The ITT will be live on Monday 6th September 2021 on the MLCSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions on Friday 1st October 2021 12:00pm.