Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-27
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79610000 | 85000000 | 85300000
Estimated value: 689000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-09-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG.
The purpose of this procurement is to secure a service provider to deliver individual placement support (IPS) Services to the Telford and Wrekin Council geographical area.
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement on behalf of NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG.
This invitation to tender provides information pertaining to the procurement for individual placement support (IPS) services. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a service provider to deliver individual placement support (IPS) services to the Telford and Wrekin Council geographical area.
NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG have been awarded funding by NHS England to be used for partnering with local employment services to deliver a new individual placement service (IPS).The service would aim to receive 130 referrals over a period of approx 15 months.
An appropriately staffed IPS employment service in the Telford and Wrekin geographical area for secondary mental health services, will ensure:
— improved partnership working, connectivity to STP transformation planning, data and performance monitoring, and improved links across the system,
— increased integration with the Mental Health Trust to ensure that the service can achieve a fidelity rating of 'good'.
The contract will be initially for a 15 month period with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Please note any extension is reliant on the service being self-sufficient. The funding available is 343 000,00 GBP over the initial contract period, future funding cannot be guaranteed.
The successful provider will be required to sign the NHS standard contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions.
The service model being procured is a standard know model currently being delivered by providers across the United Kingdom.
The contract will be initially for a 15 month period with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Please note any extension is reliant on the service being self-sufficient. The funding available is 343 000,00 GBP over the initial contract period, future funding cannot be guaranteed.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: any supplier may be disqualified who: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations; (c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; (e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this section or has not supplied such information; (h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; (j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/

Award value: 689000