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NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) early intervention and preventative emotional wellbeing and mental health services for Children and Young People (CYP) age 0 to 25 years

NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Following Market Engagement and a formal procurement process, NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement Unit is issuing this Intention to Award Contract Notice on behalf of NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to inform the market that it intends to award two contracts for early intervention and preventative emotional wellbeing and mental health services for Children and Young People (CYP) age 0 to 25 years, across the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. These services are classed as Health Care services under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR). The ICB has adopted a Competitive Process in accordance with Regulations 6(7) and 11 of the PSR Regulations. Under the PSR Regulations, the ICB was required to assess bids based on basic Selection Criteria, Five Key Criteria (as defined in Regulation 5 of the PSR), and any other elements relevant to contract award. The ICB applied the Crown Commercial Services Selection Questionnaire for the basic Selection Criteria. Following the assessment, the ICB is intending to award contracts for two lots for the above services, i.e., Lot 1 - Herefordshire, Lot 2 - Worcestershire, for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to another 2 years at its discretion. Bidding organisations were able to submit bids for either lot, or for both lots. The contracts for both lots will mobilise from the 1st April 2025. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract is £7,127,600 for the 3 year contract plus the optional extension period of 2 years; this is split to £1,781,900 for Lot 1 (Herefordshire), and £5,345,700 for Lot 2 (Worcestershire). The service is expected to be offered with flexibility to meet local need; some evening and weekend provision will also be required. The indicative proposed minimum activity levels were 1647 per year for Lot 1 (Herefordshire), and 5022 per year for Lot 2 (Worcestershire). This notice has been issued subject to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations 2023 for the Procurement of Healthcare Services.

Awarded to

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ONSIDE Independent Advocacy

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Contract value
£7.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Sept 2024
Award ID
039964-2024-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1102022
Location
Worcester, UKG12, WR1 2AQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Lot 1 - Herefordshire£1.8m
  • Lot 2 - Worcestershire£5.3m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-047d81
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the voidance of doubt, the Public Contracts Regulations do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Competitive Process. There were no declared nor potential conflicts of interest of any individuals making the decision. Date of contract award: 24th December 2024. Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 (or until 31st March 2030 subject to an optional extension of 2 years). Lifetime value of the contract: £7,127,600 for the 3 year contract including the optional extension period of 2 years; this is split to £1,781,900 for Lot 1 (Herefordshire), and £5,345,700 for Lot 2 (Worcestershire).

Bid Opening

Date
2 Oct 2024, 08:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
2

Expected award period

Starts
2 Oct 2024, 08:00

Tender Period

Ends
1 Oct 2024

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Aug 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 - Herefordshire
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB's key priority is the improvement and expansion of Early Intervention and Prevention Emotional Wellbeing and mental health services across the county of Herefordshire. This will: • Increase provision for children and young people to access support and interventions • Improve equity of provision across both counties • Extend support at the early intervention and preventative services to children and young adults aged 0-25 (up to the day before their 25th birthday). • Reduce reliance on schools/colleges to make the referrals and introduce flexibility to reach vulnerable children and young people not currently accessing services due to reasons such as complex needs or not attending school. The new service will: • Proactively target those children and young people 0-25 years who do not meet the Specialist CAMHS or adult mental health services thresholds and offer early intervention support to young people who are hard to engage. • Provide a range of forums and venues to offer children, young people, families and professionals an appropriate first point of contact. • Work collaboratively with other providers and agencies to continually market the service and ensure the service is universally known about, joined up, whilst working with the targeted vulnerable groups of children and young people. • Continuous engagement and integration with referral agencies, universal and Early Help services to not only promote the service but ensure pathways are effective. • Use recognised assessment and evaluation tools and set clear outcome measures with children and young people accessing the service. The successful provider must be able to submit and flow data successfully to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) and provide assurance of this. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract for Lot 1 (Herefordshire) is £1,781,900 for the 3 year contract plus the optional extension period of 2 years. The service commencement date is 1st April 2025. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of the contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this notice. Additional information: The ICB did not require bidders to submit bid prices. However, as part of the Part B (Value) pass/fail evaluation criteria, all bidders were requested to: • complete a Financial Model Template per lot for information only, to show the proposed breakdown of their costs relating to the proposed service delivery • confirm that they could provide the services (as per the Service Specification) for the lifetime of the contract, including the optional extension period (i.e., 3 years, with the option to extend for an additional 2 years with mutual consent) within the ICB's specified total financial threshold, for the Lot (or Lots) for which they were bidding. The ICB reserved the right to reject any Bids which failed this question.

Value

Amount
1,781,900
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality & Innovation
Type
quality
Description
45.00%
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
quality
Description
Pass/Fail
Criterion 3
Name
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
25.00%
Criterion 4
Name
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice
Type
quality
Description
20.00%
Criterion 5
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10.00%
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
0.00%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Worcestershire
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB's key priority is the improvement and expansion of Early Intervention and Prevention Emotional Wellbeing and mental health services across the county of Worcestershire. This will: • Increase provision for children and young people to access support and interventions • Improve equity of provision across both counties • Extend support at the early intervention and preventative services to children and young adults aged 0-25 (up to the day before their 25th birthday). • Reduce reliance on schools/colleges to make the referrals and introduce flexibility to reach vulnerable children and young people not currently accessing services due to reasons such as complex needs or not attending school. The new service will: • Proactively target those children and young people 0-25 years who do not meet the Specialist CAMHS or adult mental health services thresholds and offer early intervention support to young people who are hard to engage. • Provide a range of forums and venues to offer children, young people, families and professionals an appropriate first point of contact. • Work collaboratively with other providers and agencies to continually market the service and ensure the service is universally known about, joined up, whilst working with the targeted vulnerable groups of children and young people. • Continuous engagement and integration with referral agencies, universal and Early Help services to not only promote the service but ensure pathways are effective. • Use recognised assessment and evaluation tools and set clear outcome measures with children and young people accessing the service. The successful provider must be able to submit and flow data successfully to the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) and provide assurance of this. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract for Lot 2 (Worcestershire) is £5,345,700 for the 3 year contract plus the optional extension period of 2 years. The service commencement date is 1st April 2025. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of the contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this notice. Additional information: The ICB did not require bidders to submit bid prices. However, as part of the Part B (Value) pass/fail evaluation criteria, all bidders were requested to: • complete a Financial Model Template per lot for information only, to show the proposed breakdown of their costs relating to the proposed service delivery • confirm that they could provide the services (as per the Service Specification) for the lifetime of the contract, including the optional extension period (i.e., 3 years, with the option to extend for an additional 2 years with mutual consent) within the ICB's specified total financial threshold, for the Lot (or Lots) for which they were bidding. The ICB reserved the right to reject any Bids which failed this question.

Value

Amount
5,345,700
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality & Innovation
Type
quality
Description
45.00%
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
quality
Description
Pass/Fail
Criterion 3
Name
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
25.00%
Criterion 4
Name
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice
Type
quality
Description
20.00%
Criterion 5
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10.00%
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
0.00%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
The county of Herefordshire, UK.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG11
Entry 2
Region
UKG11
Entry 3
Region
UKG11
Entry 4
Region
UKG11
Entry 5
Region
UKG11

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
The County of Worcestershire, UK.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG12
Entry 2
Region
UKG12
Entry 3
Region
UKG12
Entry 4
Region
UKG12
Entry 5
Region
UKG12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-118545
Name
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG12
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR3 7NS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kirkham House, John Comyn Drive, Perdiswell

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Lyle Lloyd, MCIPS, Senior Procurement Officer, ML
Telephone
+44 1432260670
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-78244
Name
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR3 7NS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kirkham House, John Comyn Drive, Perdiswell

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Organisation 3
Id
GB-CHC-1102022
Name
ONSIDE Independent Advocacy

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG12
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR1 2AQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Williamson House, 14 Charles Street,

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
1102022
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
ONSIDE Independent Advocacy

Contact

Telephone
+44 190527525
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-132573
Name
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR3 7NS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Coach House, John Comyn Drive, Perdiswell,

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB

Award information

Award 1
Id
039964-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1102022
Name
ONSIDE Independent Advocacy

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
039964-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
039964-2024-1
Date Signed
1 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
7,127,600
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR3 7NS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG11
  • Delivery location · UKG12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-047d81-2025-01-21T14:04:09Zcompiled ·