SWIFT Psychiatric Assessments

Concepts

• psychiatrist or psychologist
• lewes
• swift psychiatric assessments
• adult psychiatric assessments
• swift
• psychiatric
• assessments
• parental substance misuse
• provider selection regime
• parents

Location

Lewes

Description

This contract is for the provision of Adult Psychiatric Assessments for parents working with SWIFT. SWIFT are a multi-agency holistic treatment service for parents whose children are involved with children's services due to concerns around parental substance misuse.

Total Quantity or Scope

See II.1.4 for a description of the services to be provided. East Sussex County Council is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Provider Selection Regime direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £540,000, dependent on need and funding. The contract is from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 with no explicit option to extend.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 03 October 2025 to amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 03 October 2025 to amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' The award decision-makers were the Procurement Partner and Chief Officer. There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. The key criteria was prioritised as below, with the most important at the top: 1. quality and innovation 2. value 3. integration, collaboration and service sustainability 4. improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 5. social value It was deemed not appropriate to weight the key criteria for a direct award due to the lack of competition.