Published date: 28 July 2023

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: 28 August 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1,100,000

Procurement reference

tender_381094/1240652

Published date

28 July 2023

Closing date

28 August 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

To provide specialist assessment of veterans' social care needs across the South East. This will include provision of social care coordination and intensive support to veterans experiencing social care crisis whereby the individual's social needs are interfering with their ability to engage with an appropriate mental health pathway. It will require supporting veterans with issues around employment, housing, debt / welfare, disability, social inclusion and prescribing at the earliest opportunity following case allocation when clinically appropriate to do so. This support will be provided to veterans who may lack social support and are more likely to disengage from services or those who are deemed to need an additional level of intensive and face to face support.

Those working on this contract will work with, and be supported by, NHS clinical staff providing veteran's services as part of the stepped model of care.

This tender is a joint tender for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Each party will award its own contract.

Lot 1 will cover Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and one worker to cover Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Lot 2 will cover Kent, Surrey, & Sussex. Bidders must tender for both Lots.

This a contract for 3 years with an option for 2 more. Estimated value given is for all 5 years.

More information

Links

Additional text

TO DOWNLOAD A Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): - browse to the ESourcing Portal:

https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/bhft/web/login.shtml

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 click 'save'- when complete, - you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep secure). Login to the portal with the username/password: - click the 'PQQ/ITTs open to all suppliers' link (these are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or tenders open to any registered suppliers), - click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content, - click the 'Express Interest' right-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ into your My PQQ/My ITTs page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), - you can now access any of the attachments by clicking the 'Buyer Attachment' tab on the upper left hand side of the page.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tim Shannon

Address

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London House, London Road
Bracknell
RG12 2UT
England

Email

tim.shannon@berkshire.nhs.uk