Mental Health Services within Her Majesty's Prisons (HMP)

Contract summary

Industry

• Prison services - 75231230

• Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£59,823,000

Procurement reference

NHSE592 - Her Majesty's Prison - Mental Health Services

Published date

20 January 2022

Closing date

20 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England and NHS Improvement North West Health and Justice Team wish to commission Mental Health Services in the following Prisons:

Lot 1 - Her Majesty's Prison Liverpool;
Lot 2 - Her Majesty's Prison Haverigg;
Lot 3 - Her Majesty's Prison Buckley Hall;
Lot 4 - Her Majesty's Prison Hindley; and
Lot 5 - Her Majesty's Prison Manchester

The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).


PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from Thursday 20 May 2021 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on Tuesday 20 July 2021.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Mental Health Services within Her Majesty's Prisons (HMP)

• Opportunity
• Published 20 May 2021

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Award information

Awarded date

7 December 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Total value of contract

£59,305,464

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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About the buyer

Contact name

NECS

Address

John Snow House
Durham University Science Park
County Durham
DH1 3YG
England

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/