Published date: 12 December 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£5,200,000

Procurement reference

NNC00000619

Published date

12 December 2024

Closing date

20 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

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

Northamptonshire Children's Trust (NCT) invites prospective suppliers to participate in the tender process with the intention of establishing a Pseudo Open Framework Agreement to support the commissioning of therapeutic support services procured by NCT.

The services will be categorised into the following Lots, which are described in further detail in the service specification provided with the ITT:
- Lot 1 - Psychotherapy (or a talking therapy) for the child.
- Lot 2 - Creative or physical therapy involving the child only.
- Lot 3 - Family/Filial therapy/Theraplay.
- Lot 4 - Parental group work.
- Lot 5 - Therapeutic short breaks or activities for the child.
- Lot 6 - Therapeutic Life Story Work.
- Lot 7 - Specialist Assessments (for children, parents/ carers).
- Lot 8 - Staff training in therapeutic approaches.
- Lot 9 - Provision of Clinical Psychology input "in-house" directly to projects/services and caseloads, as required.

The agreement will have an initial term of two years, commencing on 1 April 2025 and running until 31 March 2027, with the option to extend for an additional two years, up to 31 March 2029, making four years in total.

The contract has a maximum annual budget of £1,300,000 (exclusive of VAT) for delivering the requirements set out in the tender documents. This figure represents the estimated annual spend, though actual spend will be demand-led.

The Light Touch Regime (LTR) applies to the Services under this Contract, as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

41 Meadow Road
KETTERING
NN168TL
England

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk