Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice - This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
GB173552264
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
UK
Contact person: Angela Wilson
Telephone: +44 1709334551
E-mail: Angela-proc.Wilson@rotherham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84708&B=UK
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84708&B=UK
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Prevention Pilot
Reference number: 24-048
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The main purpose of this specification is to provide a response to people who have recently attempted suicide who are made known to such services as Single Point of Access, Crisis Team, Emergency Department and Unplanned Care Centre.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
95 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Rotherham
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Key components for the Prevention Pilot is to provide a response to people who have recently attempted suicide who are known to RDASH Hospital Liaison and RDASH Crisis Services, for people who have had their physical and mental health needs assessed and met.
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The service will deliver the following:
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Patients will first be provided with a maximum of 8 sessions of emotional resilience coaching to build their coping skills, support them with emotional regulation, and alleviate their psychological distress sufficiently, that they can then access other support which might be available within the community.
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The aim of the service will be to:
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• reduce social isolation
• reduce suicidal thinking
• increase emotional resilience
• reduce suicidal activity
• improve quality of life
• improve coping mechanisms
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The pilot service will be for adults (18 years and above) living in the Rotherham Borough and or registered with a Rotherham GP
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The Pilot will run for a period of 15 months.
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Full details, are available at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER, which is the link to the (Mercell Eu-Supply) YORtender tender portal site. The specific ref for this event is YORtender Ref., 90371
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
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27/09/2024 12 Noon Deadline for Receipt of final RFQ Clarification
07/10/2024 12 Noon Deadline for Tender Submission
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TECHNICAL ISSUES
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II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
95 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
30/06/2026
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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Criteria as detailed in the Request for Quote.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Criteria as detailed in the Request for Quote.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As detailed in the Request for Quote
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
07/10/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
13/11/2024
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand,
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into, the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the Contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court
The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand,
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/09/2024