Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-18
Buyer: NHS Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel | 85312300 | 85312320 | 85323000
Estimated value: 1350000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-15

Technical requirements: On behalf of: Sirona health and care CIC, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire CCG, South Gloucestershire Council.
This procurement is being managed by the NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW CSU) Clinical Procurement team on behalf of the Commissioners.
This advert is for a Counselling Service as part of the overall recommissioning of Children's Community Health Services (CCHS) within the Bristol & South Gloucestershire areas.
The Commissioner has a total budget available of 270 000 GBP per annum. The indicative annual contract value by area is Bristol CCG — 91 000 GBP per annum, South Gloucestershire CCG — 179 000 GBP per annum.
The initial period of the contract is 5 years with options to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of a further 2 years. The total contract value excluding any optional extensions is 1 350 000 GBP.
It is the intention that any contract awarded from this advert will be held and managed on behalf of all the aforementioned commissioners by the Prime Provider of CCHS; Sirona care & health CIC. Sirona care & health's position as Prime Provider is currently subject to formal award decisions from each of the other aforementioned commissioners. Should Sirona care & health not be formally awarded to the position of Prime Provider, any contract arising out of this advert will be held by NHS Bristol CCG on behalf of itself and the other commissioners.
The needs of children and young people in Bristol and South Gloucestershire are identified formally via the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and associated processes.
Both Bristol & South Gloucestershire have NHS England assured Children and Young People's Emotional Health & Wellbeing Transformation Plans in response to key recommendations of Future in Mind (2015).
The full specification and Tender documentation can be obtained from: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Bidders should also be aware of the following possible variation that may be required during the contract term. The following possible variations are not an exhaustive list, and the Commissioners reserve their right to vary any contract arising from this advert consistent with regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations or any other applicable law or guidance at the time of said variation:
The service may expand to deliver Bristol City Council youth services commissioned counselling services to a value in the region of 100 000 GBP per annum.
The service may expand to deliver additional commissioned online counselling/face to face services up to values in the region of 200 000 GBP for Bristol CCG and Bristol City Council per annum.
The service may expand to deliver additional commissioned online counselling/face to face services up to a value in the region of 50 000 GBP for South Gloucestershire CCG and South Gloucestershire Council per annum.


Award value: 1350000