Published date: 15 September 2023

Last edited date: 11 October 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: 3 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1 to £12,709,583

Procurement reference

WHISP129, WHISP221, WHISP222, WHISP224

Published date

15 September 2023

Closing date

3 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are looking to undertake a multi-lot procurement for the provision of Children &Young People Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services in Lancashire &South Cumbria.
The proposed model incorporates four service specifications/lots covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria Places.
There will be a maximum of 19 contracts totalling £12,709,583 for the full contract length including the optional extension.
The annual overall value for the 4 lots and sub-lots is £2,585,000.
Each contract length will be for 11 months and 2 years, with an option to extend for an additional 2 years.
Please see below breakdown of lots & full contract values, including 2 years optional extension:
Lot 1 - THRIVE Getting Help, Therapeutic 1 to 1 & Counselling Support
Lot 1a Blackpool £1,283,786
Lot 1b Blackburn with Darwen £1,348,843
Lot 1c South Cumbria £814,195
Lot 1d Lancashire East £2,449,370
Lot 1e Lancashire Central £2,360,561
Lot 1f Lancashire North £1,576,578
Peer Support
Lot 2a Blackpool £105,915
Lot 2b Blackburn with Darwen £111,279
Lot 2c South Cumbria £67,172
Lot 2d Lancashire East £202,075
Lot 2e Lancashire Central £194,744
Lot 2f Lancashire North £130,066
Parenting Support
Lot 3a Blackpool £89,867
Lot 3b Blackburn with Darwen £94,420
Lot 3c South Cumbria £56,994
Lot 3d Lancashire East £171,454
Lot 3e Lancashire Central £165,239
Lot 3f Lancashire North £110,360
ADHD
Lot 4 All Places in Lancashire & South Cumbria £1,376,667.
The ITT will be live on Friday 15th September 2023 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will be Friday 3rd November 2023 12:00pm Mid-day.
The deadline for clarification questions is Thursday 12th October 2023 12:00pm.
As part of this procurement process, the Authority is intending to identify one provider for each of the 19 contracts.
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only
with permission from the contracting NHS body.
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (https://healthfamily.
force.com/s/Welcome)
.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail:
support-health@atamis.co.uk
The relevant reference number for this tender is C206091 and the questionnaires will be located within the requirements.

Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process.

The ICB has set an affordability threshold for each lot within the Procurement. Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract values in the procurement documents, will not achieve the score of a pass. This is not a competition on price.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Lancs & SC - Children & Young People Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Support

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 1 August 2023

Additional text

This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations')
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made)
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section7
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made)
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition)(No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or
expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection
with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sophie Riding

Address

Level 3 Christ Church Precinct
County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XB
England

Telephone

01772 214076

Email

mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net