Published date: 29 June 2023
This notice was replaced on 29 August 2023
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Awarded contract (published 29 August 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£500,000
Procurement reference
21.797 - PIN
Published date
29 June 2023
Closing date
31 July 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 September 2023
Contract end date
31 August 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
This notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award a 1 year contract (with an option to extend by 12 months) to Amaze for Family Training and Navigation service for NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB). The service will be geographically based in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex. Contract value will be £250,000 per annum. Maximum contract value of £500,000 (1 year + 1 option year).
The Service is for delivery of a training and navigation and peer support service for families and carers with children and/or young people who have a neurodevelopmental (ND) condition. In this service, ND refers to; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), Tics and Tourette's conditions and other associated co-morbidities.
The service will support families by; (i) helping to navigate the health and social care systems of - assessment, diagnosis, and treatment and (ii) providing access to and delivering specific training, workshops and information relating to the conditions described above. The delivery will be a blend of; face to face for individuals and groups online and telephone consultation and support delivered from local venues.
This is a highly specialist area of delivery requiring a contractor to demonstrate:
• Organisation leadership from people with specific lived experience
• Delivery by experts by experience
• Strong and embedded local connections with parents and carers
• Demonstrable successful delivery in the local area supported by evidenced outcomes.
The contractor identified has an established delivery relationship with both NHS Sussex and with Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) and East Sussex County Council (ESCC). The contractor has delivered a range of consultation and engagement work and currently delivers a range of similar services that can enhance the success of this service.
The direct award will ensure that this vulnerable patient group, their families, carers and friends can continue to access support, advise, navigation informed by knowledge about the lived experience of Neurodiversity which can be quickly mobilised using existing networks.
If no expressions of interest are received, the commissioner intends to enter a contract with Amaze.
In order to express an interest to provide the services under the advertised contract, a completed Expression of Interest Form will need to be submitted via the portal available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (the form to be completed can be found together with the specification by accessing the tender portal).
Expressions of Interest are to be received by the deadline of 12pm (Noon) on Monday 31st July 2023.
More information
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Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
About the buyer
Contact name
Stuart Meredith
Address
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
United Kingdom
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