Mental Health Support Services

Concepts

• health and social work
• ipswich
• scc
• nsft
• mental health support services
• west suffolk mental health and emotional wellbeing strategy
• west suffolk mental health
• mental health
• mental health services
• emotional wellbeing support

Location

Description

In 2019 Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (IESCCG) and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (WSCCG) with system partners and the community published the ten year (2019-2029) East and West Suffolk Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Strategy with the aim to transform mental health and emotional wellbeing support in Suffolk. In order to support this strategy, the CCGs, Suffolk County Council (SCC) and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking to hear from organisations who would be interested in supporting and potentially delivering services within Ipswich and East Suffolk and/or West Suffolk. The intention is to build a framework of providers detailing their offers in line with the four service groups: -Children, Young People & Families -Community Mental Health -Mental Health Crisis -Learning Disabilities & Autism The framework will include all appropriate offers received from any sector. The framework will be the first document used by the CCGs, SCC and NSFT when looking for partners to develop and deliver services. To ensure the framework remains current, relevant and innovative, it will be opened for new applications periodically. The CCGs, SCC and NSFT will be holding a market engagement event in the morning of the 24th September to provide further details and to seek support to develop the framework and the procurement . The establishment of the Framework will also provide an immediate opportunity for those interested in delivering the following services: • Community Mental Health Services- Additional and Enhanced Support • Mental Health Crisis - Alternative to Admission initiatives i.e Crisis Cafes and Places of Safety • Children, Young People and Families - Children and Young People ADHD Diagnostics and support Service • Community MH - Adults ADHD Diagnostic and Support Service

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Interested parties for the four areas named above will be asked to submit their tenders at the same time as applying to be included in the wider framework. Providers will not have to bid for these specific services in order to be part of the wider framework moving forward. The CCGs, SCC and NSFT are looking to communicate with all areas of provision, from established mental health providers through to informal support groups. This Notice is a call for competition and only those providers who express an interest in moving forward with this development will receive any further documentation. The CCGs intend to award contracts without further publication and providers are required to express their interest on: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home Register or login and select the tenders (current) tab, select the Mental Health Support Services and click express interest. Please note that the services and associated specification and prices commissioned within this contract may be subject to review and change, moving forward the Commissioners may further review the above mentioned services in conjunction with the selected providers; therefore, the scope of the possible changes to be made to this contract shall relate to the outcomes of any continuous improvement, through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please see the procurement documentation for further information. Page 9 to 10 Additionally, the contract may also be amended in terms of the original services supplied or the localities covered, where, following assessment it is identified that it is logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract and / or by the provider(s), both in terms of actual service delivery and to avoid duplication of costs. These services may include but are not limited to other services and specialties formally delivered in alternative care settings where it is foreseen that these services can be delivered more effectively as part of this contract The services to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). As such, the procurement of the services is being run as a process akin to the procedure mentioned above, as outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services. Procurement Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home