Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2019-08-08
Buyer: NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-09-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Early Engagement for a 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Pathway Service on Behalf of NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group
This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement workshop.
NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are seeking to commission a 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Pathway for the people of Stockport and intend to commence a procurement process to award a new contract to provide the services from 1.4.2020.
This is a new service that is designed to complement rather than replace or supersede existing local provision and will include a Safe Haven (day time support) and Telephone Crisis Line.
The service aims to meet the needs of people experiencing acute emotional distress associated with a mental health problem (which may or may not have been given a formal diagnosis). The service will operate from a central location within Stockport to be identified by the successful provider.
— to provide a safe, welcoming and comfortable place for people in immediate acute emotional distress and for those seeking to prevent the onset of a crisis, and
— to work with the individuals to create plans and strategies for managing their mental health and well-being and preventing future crisis.
The service requires the successful provider to work in an innovative way with partners across all sectors to provide a service that is easy to access at times of need.
The service is focussed on supporting episodes of emotional distress; it is not designed to be ongoing support intervention. However, it is recognised that there will be a cohort of service users who may access the service a number of times; seeking ongoing support and input. The service would be expected to work these individuals to transition them to more suitable universal support and services.
More detail on the proposed service and model can be found in the attached draft service specification.
The contract duration will be for 3 years from 1.4.2020, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the CCG. The CCG has an annual budget of up to 300 000 GBP per annum.
The CCG wishes to undertake soft market testing on the proposed commissioning model, therefore prospective Providers are warmly invited to attend a pre-procurement market engagement workshop at 01.00 p.m. on 11.9.2019, at Sapphire Suite, 1
During the event providers will be given the opportunity to engage with the CCG on a one to one basis as well as taking part in a number of facilitated group sessions/workshops where providers will be able to discuss the draft specification. The CCG will use the discussions they have with providers to inform the way forward in terms of the service specification and pricing model.
The CCG would welcome attendance from those organisations or individuals who may be interested in bidding for these services, either in their own right or as a subcontractor, to assist the CCG to achieve a better understanding of the provider market.
The market engagement will be an opportunity to meet with the CCG, network with other providers, hear more about the services and to provide valuable input by discussing the critical issues, challenges and opportunities that relate to future commissioning and provision of these services. In order to book a place, please register an expression of interest on the EU Supply E-Tendering Portal reference 36283, as well as completing the event registration questionnaire, by 12.00 midday on 4.9.2019. A maximum of 2 places per organisation is permitted. Interested providers will be able to view the associated notice, draft service specification and register to attend by following the direct link: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/edittransaction.asp?TID=36283


Award value: 1500000