Mental Health Pathfinder Alliance - Tier 2 Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£11,929,884

Procurement reference

NHS/SOEPS/21.805/PIN

Published date

2 November 2021

Closing date

29 October 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: This notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award a 2 year contract with potential extension option of up to one further year (2+1) to the nine listed providers, for the provision of a Pathfinder Tier 2 Mental Health Service for NHS W

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

This notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award a 2 year contract with potential extension option of up to one further year (2+1) to the nine listed providers, for the provision of a Pathfinder Tier 2 Mental Health Service for NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group ('the CCG') from 1st April 2022. The intention is to directly award these contracts to the listed providers as the current providers of the service. The CCG is nationally mandated to develop tier 2 mental health services to the model of the Long Term Plan and the current providers have the local knowledge, experience and relationships already in place to support this model as an established alliance. In order to maintain the value of the current alliance, which is critical for the delivery of services and has been established since 2016, a direct award is being sought to ensure continuity of provision and the ability of the CCG to quickly respond to the time limited requirements of the Long Term Plan alongside PCNs. These voluntary sector services provide tier 2 mental health support in the community across West Sussex, including employment support, individual and group interventions and telephone support. This proposal to directly award the contract is made in the context of identified patient need and pressures on the local mental health system, and as such supporting the requirement to align to the outcomes of the Long Term Plan. This alignment to the Long Term Plan (LTP) will enable delivery of targets outlined and associated expectations to invest in community services, and to reduce the number of people requiring emergency or urgent care due to effective supportive alternatives in the community. Given the known benefits that the model has already evidenced, and will continue to bring to the community mental health system during a time of increased demand due to the COVID 19 pandemic, NHS West Sussex CCG has endorsed the decision to directly award a 2 year contract (with 1 year extension option) to the listed providers. Please note: NHS England and Improvement have announced that the Sussex Health and Care Partnership, made up of all health and care organisations across East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, has successfully met the criteria to become an Integrated Care System (ICS). An ICS is a way of working across health and care organisations that allows them to work closer together, to take collective responsibility of the health and wellbeing of populations across large areas.

It is not anticipated that the statutory responsibility or accountability of the individual health and care organisations working as an ICS will be affected, save for the expectation that CCG organisations will be abolished and functions transferred to the ICS. As a result of these intended healthcare reforms, the Contracting Authority(s) currently NHS East Sussex CCG/NHS West Sussex CCG/NHS Brighton and Hove CCG, may change during the life of the contract.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Mental Health Pathfinder Alliance - Tier 2 Services

• Opportunity
• Published 28 September 2021, last edited 28 September 2021

Additional text

Mental Health Pathfinder Alliance providers:

West Sussex Mind
The Gateway, 8-10 Durrington Lane, Worthing BN13 2QG
Charity No 1155918
Company No 08884776

United Response
7th FLOOR - KNOLLYS HOUSE
17 ADDISCOMBE ROAD
CROYDON
LONDON
CR0 6SR
Charity No 265249
Company No 1133776

Richmond Fellowship
80 Holloway Road, London N7 8JG
Charity No 200453
Company No 662712

Brighton Housing Trust
144 London Road, Brighton, Sussex BN1 4PH
Charity No 284839

Brighton & Hove MIND
51 New England Street, Brighton, BN1 4GQ
Charity No 107143

Capital Project Trust
32 Sudley Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1EL
Charity No 1087420

Stonepillow
Old Glassworks St Cyriacs Chichester West Sussex PO19 1A
Charity No 1000830
Company No 02504171

Rethink
89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP
Charity No 271028
Company No 1227970

Southdown Housing Trust
2 Bell Lane East Sussex BN7 1JU
Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefits Societies Act 2014
No 20755R

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Award information

Awarded date

29 October 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£11,929,881

This contract was awarded to 9 suppliers.

West Sussex MIND

United Response

Richmond Fellowship

Brighton Housing Trust

Brighton and Hove MIND

Capital Project Trust

Stonepillow

Rethink

Southdown Housing Trust

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About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Rix - Senior Procurement Manager

Address

Sackville House (please send any correspondence by email to ensure receipt)
Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
England

Email

sarah.rix@soeprocurement.nhs.uk