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Prior Information Notice

Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)

  • First published: 13 September 2023
  • Last modified: 13 September 2023

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03fbe1
Published by:
Department for Work and Pensions
Authority ID:
AA0925
Publication date:
13 September 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).

In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.

The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £42,600,000 exc. VAT (£51,120,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.

The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.

No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Work and Pensions

Caxton House

London

SW1H 9NA

UK

E-mail: commercialdirectorate.employmentcategory@dwp.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Social protection

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service (ATW:MHSS)

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 42 600 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.2) Description

Lot No: Access to Work: Mental Health Support Service 1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

England, Scotland and Wales

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Health Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).

In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.

The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £42,600,000 exc. VAT (£51,120,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.

The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.

No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.

Lot No: Access to Work: Mental Heath Support Service 2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

England, Scotland and Wales

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Mental Heath Support Service under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland).

In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years.

The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be £42,600,000 exc. VAT (£51,120,000 inc. VAT) across both AtW: MHSS Contracts.

The requirement will be procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This opportunity is restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS.

No supplier may be awarded a contract under more than one Lot.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

03/11/2023

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2020/S 126-309330

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Suppliers Instructions:

How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):

https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).

For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.

DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

12/09/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85000000 Health and social work services Other Services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
commercialdirectorate.employmentcategory@dwp.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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