Published date: 22 November 2021

Last edited date: 22 November 2021

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£2,846,000

Procurement reference

Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services

Published date

22 November 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

11pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG (BNSSG CCG) has extended a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by one year to 31st March 2022, in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to new locality based community mental health offer being fully established.

All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the CCG and patients. The CCG has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service through to 31st March 2022. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'.

The value of this notice, which is split across 21 separate contracts, is £2,846,225 for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

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Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG (BNSSG CCG) has extended a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by one year to 31st March 2022, in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to the new locality based community mental health offer being fully established.

The services to which this aggregated Notice applies to are:
1. Bristol Hearing Voices Group
2. Bristol Mind (Mindline)
3. Bristol Tranquiliser Project
4. Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)
5. St Mungos (Men's Crisis House)
6. St Mungos (Sanctuary)
7. St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service)
8. Windmill Hill City Farm
9. CASS
10. Second Step (North Somerset Wellbeing Service)
11. Richmond Fellowship (Employment Service)
12. Bluebell
13. Mothers for Mothers
14. Rockabye
15. Cruse
16. Greenhouse
17. The Harbour
18. Womankind

During the 2019/20 contracting year a comprehensive review of all mental health contracts commissioned by BNSSG's predecessor CCGs took place examining the services delivered, activity, outcomes and equity across BNSSG. Alongside the review, the Community Mental Health Framework was published nationally. This document set out the ambition for a wholescale transformation at a community level (excluding crisis and inpatients) of mental health services, including a significant enhancement to lower level mental health support which could be led by, or in conjunction with, the Voluntary Sector rather than delivered solely by an NHS Trust.

In April 2020 BNSSG CCG therefore decided to extend the existing contracts whilst a local model for the CMHP was developed. An initial BNSSG model and timeframe for implementation is now in development, however, a further extension to contracts is required in order to avoid gaps in service during implementation and allow for further opportunities to be explored to develop integrated commissioning solutions.

If the CCG had not awarded contract extensions it would significantly increase health inequalities, leaving gaps within the pathway, without a clear alterative in place. Without a clear direction of travel, services may lose staff at a time when people with mental health problems are at their most vulnerable due to COVID-19. Ending of contracts would not support the system's strategic direction and would not support people with mental health needs, who are particularly disadvantaged during the Covid-19 pandemic. There has also been significant public and patient involvement in the consultation for the CMHP - over 40 events took place over a 3 month period.

The value of this notice, which is split across the above 21 separate contracts, is £2,846,225 for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Award information

Awarded date

1 April 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£2,846,000,000

This contract was awarded to 16 suppliers.

Bristol Hearing Voices Group

Address

Broadmead Baptist Church, Union St, Bristol. BS1 3HY

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Bristol Mind (Mindline)

Address

35 Old Market St, Bristol BS2 0EZ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Bristol Tranquiliser Project

Address

Suite 5A Westbury Court, Church Rd, Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3EF

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)

Address

5 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4JQ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

St Mungos

Address

3 Thomas More Square, Tower Hill, London E1W 1YW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Windmill Hill City Farm

Address

Philip St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

CASS

Address

Beam Street, Barton Hill, Bristol BS5 9QY

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Second Step

Address

9 Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Richmond Fellowship

Address

80 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JG

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Bluebell

Address

2 Quay St, Bristol BS1 2JL

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Mothers for Mothers

Address

New Fulford Family Centre, 237 - 239 Gatehouse Ave, Bristol BS13 9AQ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Rockabye

Address

25 Upper Belmont Road, Bristol, BS7 9DG

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Cruse

Address

23 - 25 St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1 4UL

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Greenhouse

Address

45 Thomas St, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 9LJ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

The Harbour

Address

30 Frogmore Street, Bristol, BS1 5NA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Womankind

Address

3rd Floor, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8PE

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Mike Pingstone

Address

South Plaza,Marlborough Street
BRISTOL
BS13NX
England

Email

michael.pingstone@nhs.net

Website

www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk