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Contract Award Notice

Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Services

  • First published: 15 September 2024
  • Last modified: 15 September 2024
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-0438c2
Published by:
Money and Pensions Service
Authority ID:
AA78892
Publication date:
15 September 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Organisation<br/>Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) vision is ‘Everyone making the most of their money and pensions’. MaPS is an arm’s-length-body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people throughout the UK have guidance and access to the information they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. MaPS provide people in England with information and advice on debt and MaPS is the biggest funder of free-to-client debt advice.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

138 Cauldwell Street

Bedford

MK42 9AP

UK

Contact person: Carol Hilaire

Telephone: +44 2081324012

E-mail: carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk

NUTS: UKH2

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://maps.org.uk/en

Address of the buyer profile: https://maps.org.uk/en

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other: Money and Pension Guidance

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Services

Reference number: C0739

II.1.2) Main CPV code

66000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Organisation<br/>Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) vision is ‘Everyone making the most of their money and pensions’. MaPS is an arm’s-length-body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people throughout the UK have guidance and access to the information they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. MaPS provide people in England with information and advice on debt and MaPS is the biggest funder of free-to-client debt advice.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 4 333 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79400000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKH2


Main site or place of performance:

Bedford

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space (MHCBS)<br/><br/>Breathing Space is a HM Treasury policy which gives clients protection under legislation from creditor interest, charges, enforcement activity and collection communication, enabling them to stabilise their financial situation, engage with advice and find a solution. Since May 2021 when this policy launched MaPS commissioned a Former Supplier to deliver a service which provides people with access protection under Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space (MHCBS) and access to debt advice.<br/><br/>MaPS seeks to commission a new service building on our learning from prior service delivery with a view to helping more people receive the benefits of MHCBS protection.<br/><br/>The MHCBS service will be for delivery in England only; and MaPS has data (based on the existing MaPS funded service for England) that circa 130-150 clients per month are being served, as a current baseline.<br/><br/>As a minimum the MaPS MHCBS service must offer:-<br/><br/>Entry Point - Maximising number of eligible applications into the service (influence as far as possible).<br/>Exploration/triage - For MHCBS clients, use ability to influence to encourage engagement in Debt Advice.<br/>Application - Process MHCBS applications that are received via an Approved Mental Health Professional referrals.<br/>Debt Advice - Deliver debt advice to MHCBS clients who are both capable of engaging and who choose to do so during breathing space.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

1+1

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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-004402

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28/08/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

We are Digital

Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coverntry, Cv1 2TE

Coventry

UK

NUTS: UKG33

Internet address(es)

URL: https://cetma.org.uk/projects/we-are-digital/

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 4 253 551.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand,

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

138 Cauldwell Street

Bedford

MK42 9AP

UK

E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk

Internet address(es)

URL: https://maps.org.uk/en

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

138 Cauldwell Street

Bedford

MK42 9AP

UK

E-mail: commercial@maps.org.uk

Internet address(es)

URL: https://maps.org.uk/en

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

10/09/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
66000000 Financial and insurance services Finance and Related 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:
carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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