Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-06-24
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 1962586 GBP

Technical requirements: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) for Adults; and Children’s and Adolescents Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is publishing this VEAT Notice to confirm the intention to award a contract (subject to approvals) to North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of the above mental health services for both children and young people, and adults.
NHS Halton CCG’s modification of the existing contract with North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to include the provision of IAPT Mental Health Services for Adults and Tier 2 Mental Health Services for Children and Young People. There are currently elements of CAMHS services within the main mental health contract and therefore this modification notice seeks to bring all CAMHS service together into one contract to ensure the seamless delivery of up-to-date models of care (THRIVE) and continued service continuity. IAPT services have previously been contracted outside of the main mental health services provision, however as part of existing service integration and to ensure sustained performance against access and recovery requirements and avoid any destabilisation of existing service performance, the CCG would like to modify its existing contract with North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to incorporate these services.
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is publishing this VEAT Notice to confirm NHS Halton CCG’s modification of the existing contract with North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to include the provision of IAPT Mental Health Services for Adults and Tier 2 Mental Health Services for Children and Young People. There are currently elements of CAMHS services within the main mental health contract and therefore this modification notice seeks to bring all CAMHS service together into one contract to ensure the seamless delivery of up-to-date models of care (THRIVE) and continued service continuity. IAPT services have previously been contracted outside of the main Mental Health Services provision, however as part of existing service integration and to ensure sustained performance against access and recovery requirements and avoid any destabilisation of existing service performance, the CCG would like to modify its existing contract with North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to incorporate these services.
Following publication of the VEAT notice on Friday 21.6.2019 there will be a 10-day standstill period, concluding on Monday 1.7.2019. Following satisfactory conclusion of the standstill period, CCGs will enter into a contract with North West Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust for 1 year(s).
This VEAT Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is for clinical 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’). Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations.


Winner: North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Award value: 1962586