Published date: 11 July 2017

This notice was replaced on 29 March 2018

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

Awarded contract (published 29 March 2018)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Placement services of personnel - 79610000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £8,954,953.48

Procurement reference

itt_763

Published date

11 July 2017

Closing date

8 August 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Mental Health Recovery and Employment services will be combined and provided under one contract as part of
an integrated service, which will enable services to work in a co-ordinated fashion.
Whilst a number of definitions of Recovery are available the definition provided by the Centre for Mental
Health is used for the purpose of this specification. A revised or alternative local definition may be adopted
going forward:
Agency - gaining a sense of control over one's life and one's illness. Finding personal meaning - an identity
which incorporates illness, but retains a positive sense of self.
Opportunity - building a life beyond illness. Using non-mental health agencies, informal supports and natural
social networks to achieve integration and social inclusion.
Hope - believing that one can still pursue one's own hopes and dreams, even with the continuing presence of
illness. Not settling for less, i.e. the reduced expectations of others
Whilst the principles of recovery should inform all parts of the mental health system the Recovery and
Employment Service will offer a range of practical support to assist individuals with serious mental illness (SMI)
on their journey of recovery. This specification details two core service elements (Recovery Centres and
Individual Placement Support). Whilst these elements are set out separately it is anticipated that they will be
provided in an integrated and aligned manner.
(A) The Recovery Centre offer will be aligned to the four newly created integrated community mental health
services in Birmingham for adults over 25 Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
(BSMHFT) and the Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) community hubs. The service will offer a 1:1 recovery
support planning to include a Personal Health Budget (PHB) function and recovery focused activities based on
a Recovery College model and supports the development of peer-led support networks and groups. The
service will use Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) assessment framework to monitor individual's recovery. The
brokerage function involves the 1:1 personal support aspect of the service supporting people to plan how
their budget could be effectively spent to meet their desired outcomes.
(B) A full fidelity Individual Placement Support Service for individuals aged over 18 to be integrated into
community mental health services within Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
(BSMHFT) and Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) hubs, partly based on an outcomes based contracting
model which will be used to link funding to the achievement of outcomes.

The duration of the contract is 3 years with a 2 year extension option (maximum 5 years). The contract value over a 3 year period is expected to be circa £5,248,363.01, but may increase to £5,372,972.09 subject to achievement of CQUIN targets. Should extension option be activated and CQUIN targets achieved then over 5 years maximum contract value could be circa £8,954,953.48.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

This service is being commissioned by NHS Birmingham Cross City CCG, NHS Birmingham South Central CCG and NHS Sandwell & West Birmingham CCG.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

NHS AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the 'Regulations'). The Services being procured are Schedule 3 Services and NHS Arden & GEM CSU and the Commissioner it represents are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to the procurement of these services commonly referred to as the Light Touch Regime (LTR).
Whilst the procurement process is being referred to as an Open Process, Schedule 3 of the Regulations provides the Commissioner with the flexibility to define its own process as long as it complies with the provisions of Regulations 74-76 (inclusive) of the Regulations.

The commissioner may require that the provider and/or members of its supply chain provide guarantees, bonds or other instruments of appropriate security for the due and proper performance of its or their obligations, in such forms as may be required by the commissioner or otherwise prescribed for any such purpose.

The CCG reserves the right not to award the contract in whole or in part and/or to withdraw the procurement at any stage and that it shall not have any liability for any bid costs.

Suppliers instructions - How to respond to this Tender: Register your company on the eSourcing portal. Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details. -Note the username you chose and 'Save' when complete. - You will receive an e-mail with your password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). - Click on the relevant ITT (itt_763) to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the ITT into your My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the ITT - Click 'My Response' under 'ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond'. - You can use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. - There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available)

About the buyer

Contact name

NHS Birmingham Cross City Clinical Commissioning Group

Address

Bartholomew House, 142 Hagley Road
Birmingham
B16 9PA
England

Email

richard.ward11@nhs.net

Website

https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk