Published date: 16 October 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Miscellaneous health services - 85140000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£13,800,000
Procurement reference
M-19-10 #3
Published date
16 October 2020
Closing date
14 February 2020
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 October 2020
Contract end date
30 September 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Other procedure using Light Touch Regime (LTR)
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS Southport and Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are awarding this contract on behalf of NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG who wish to procure an IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) service for patients living in the CCG area.
The aim of the service is to improve access to psychological therapies for the populations of Southport & Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG and provide timely interventions, delivered from accessible community venues that will improve mental health and wellbeing. The provider will be required to deliver interventions at step 2, 3 of the stepped care model in accordance to NICE guidelines, using validated evidence-based assessment monitoring and outcome tools. Also, as part of a local initiative step 4 will be delivered.
The delivery of steps 2 and 3 of the stepped-care model as defined in the IAPT Manual which will be delivered by a multi-disciplinary team which will be delivered within the following nationally defined modes of delivery:
1. Core IAPT; and
2. IAPT-LTC (Long Term Conditions)
More information
Additional text
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This contract award 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
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 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 CCG 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.
Award information
Awarded date
14 July 2020
Contract start date
1 January 2021
Contract end date
31 December 2025
Total value of contract
£13,650,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
Address
Sunderland Enterprise Park
Tyne & Wear
SR5 3XJ
GBReference
Companies House number: 01786914
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Helen Graham
Address
c/o NHS South Sefton CCG, 3rd Floor Merton House
Staney Road
Bootle
L20 3DL
England
Telephone
0151 317 8456
Website
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