Published date: 25 September 2023

Last edited date: 25 September 2023

This notice was replaced on 25 September 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 25 September 2023, last edited 19 October 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

  • Community action programme - 85322000

  • Community health services - 85323000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£3,100,000 to £3,720,000

Procurement reference

CF-1882200D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

25 September 2023

Closing date

30 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to award a minimum of 10 contracts for the delivery of Children and Young People Mental Health Hubs. The hubs will provide early intervention services for children and young people within the age range of 11-25 years old.

There are two geographical areas South and North of England, with a minimum of 5 contracts allocated to each. North England covering North East; North West; Yorkshire and Humber; East Midlands and West Midlands. The South covering East; South West; South East and London)

Initial contract term: 15 months (up to 31/03/2025)

Extension: The contract may be extended for a maximum duration of 12 months, contingent upon the sole discretion of the Buyer, budget availability, and internal approvals. At present, there is no indication of the availability of subsequent funding for this service.

Estimated value for all contracts (including extensions): £3,100,000 exclusive, £3,720,000 inclusive of VAT.
Each contract will have a maximum value of £310,000 excl. VAT. £372,000 inclusive of VAT

Suppliers can submit a tender for one or two of the geographical areas. Suppliers are permitted to submit only one Tender per geographical area.
The contracting authority considers that this opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs) or Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS).

This Tender process will be issued by in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 ("the Regulations) Schedule 3 ("Light Touch") services. This Procurement Exercise will therefore be run in accordance with 'the Regulations' as they apply to "light touch" services.
While the Authority is following a process broadly corresponding to an Open Procedure under 'the Regulations' neither that fact nor any other statements, acts or omissions of the Authority in connection with this Procurement Exercise should be taken as indicating that the Authority intends to be bound by the provisions of the 'Regulations' or the general principles to any greater extent than applies by law to the Light Touch Regime.

The opportunity will be available on the DHSC Atamis eTendering System. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.
To find this opportunity in the eTendering system, select "Find Opportunities" and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the 'Register Interest' button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on 'My proposals and quotes'. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Children and Young People Mental Health Early Intervention Hubs

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 September 2023

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Ms Julia Estruga

Address

Victoria Road
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441132045540

Email

Julia.estruga@dhsc.gov.uk