Published date: 23 November 2017

This notice was replaced on 3 April 2018

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Awarded contract (published 3 April 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£1,115,000

Procurement reference

ACE-0299-2017-NEE

Published date

23 November 2017

Closing date

20 December 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit tenders for the provision of a Children and Young People's Mental Health Early Intervention Service. A potential bidder can be a stand alone organisation or a group of organisations. The successful Bidder will be accountable for the provision of all services within the scope.

This service is being commissioned as an early intervention service to meet the needs of children and young people who do not meet the inclusion criteria for the Essex-wide Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service. The service offers mental and emotional support suited to the needs of the service user. The service comprises of 3 components, as follows:
• Disordered eating support service
• Talking therapies service
• Informal advocacy service

Please note that the services and associated specification and prices, commissioned within this contract maybe subject to review and change. Moving forward it is the CCG's intention to work closer with the CCGs within the Suffolk and north east Essex STP footprint. Therefore, the scope of the possible changes to be made to this contract shall relate to the potential introduction of a larger population to support the STP footprint (i.e. the contract and specification may be amended to include the Ipswich & East Suffolk and West Suffolk CCG populations), through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a)of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The Contract will run for an initial 3 years commencing on the 1.4.2018 and concluding on the 31.3.2021. There is an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months.

To access the procurement documents, please go to: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk

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The closing date is20th December 2017 at 12:00noon

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You are advised that the budget will be in the region of £231,000 GBP to £261,000 GBP per year across the period of the contract, therefore £1,115,000 GBP to £1,305,000 GBP total contract value, for the potential 5 years, which is a combination of three years, plus a possible extension of up to two years. The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the 'Regulations'). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke, single stage application process akin to the Open procedure, involving a number of stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

About the buyer

Contact name

Charles kirabo

Address

North East Essex CCG
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
England

Email

charles.kirabo@attain.co.uk