Published date: 21 October 2020

Last edited date: 12 November 2020

This notice was replaced on 9 April 2021

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Awarded contract (published 9 April 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£8,295,000

Procurement reference

WA10097

Published date

21 October 2020

Closing date

7 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2028

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 England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) South East (the Commissioner) seeks to commission prime providers for the provision of Integrated Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services to the children and young people resident at two Secure Children's Homes (SCH) in the South East. The procurement is split into two lots:

• Lansdowne SCH in East Sussex (Lot 1)
• Swanwick Lodge in Hampshire (Lot 2)

The provision must offer at least equivalent access and quality to services in the local community.

NHSEI will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The prime provider will also be responsible for ensuring that all of the health and emotional wellbeing services operating within the SCH work in an integrated way, delivering seamless care pathways.

Lansdowne SCH is a mixed-sex 12 bed establishment in East Sussex for young people aged 10-17. The SCH is operated by East Sussex County Council, with a registered homes manager and 24 hour care staff available.

Swanwick Lodge SCH is a mixed-sex 16 bed establishment in Hampshire for young people aged 10-17. The SCH is operated by Hampshire County Council, with a registered homes manager and 24 hour care staff available.

Both SCHs also have an on-site school that provides education to the young people whilst they are at the home. The provider will be required to work effectively with key partners to deliver a cohesive experience of care for the children and young people.

The healthcare services that are required 'on-site' include (please see the service specification for further information and full list of services required):
•General Medical Services
•Mental health services
•Primary care nursing
•Emotional wellbeing services
•Contraception and sexual health advice services
•Substance misuse services - Psychosocial and pathways to clinical treatment
•Screening and immunisation
•Diagnostic services
•Smoking cessation services
•Management of long term conditions
•Health promotion and prevention
•IM&T provision
•Appropriate administrative and data management support (including data intelligence and reporting resource; date and intelligence analysis)
•Blood Borne Viruses

The healthcare provision will also facilitate (but not be responsible for directly providing) access to community based dentists and opticians for the children and young people, with the support of SCH care staff.

The contracts are due to commence on the 1st July 2021, with contract duration of 7 years.

The maximum contract values for the services are:
- Lot 1 Lansdowne SCH = maximum annual contract value £520,000, with a maximum total contract lifecycle value of £3,640,000
- Lot 2 Swanwick Lodge = maximum annual contract value £665,000, with a maximum total contract lifecycle value of £4,655,000

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

More information

Links

Additional text

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents.

On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.

In the interest of encouraging collaborative working, organisations that do not wish to bid for the entire contract but would like their details shared with potential
bidders as subcontractors or potential consortium partners should send their contact details to the SCW procurement team using the correspondence function of the In-Tend system.

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.

The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.

About the buyer

Contact name

Louise Smith

Address

South Plaza, Marlborough Street
BRISTOL
BS1 3NX
England

Email

Scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net