Mental Health Specialist Advisory (and Support) Services

Description

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market that NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner), intention to commission Mental Health Specialist Advisory (and Support) Services. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services<br/><br/>This service provides support to residents of East Berkshire where social determinants have impacted significantly on an individual’s mental health and they are unable to access or gain maximum benefit from a mainstream CAB offer or equivalent. The service will be provided as comprehensively as possible, within available resources, across the three east Berkshire Places. <br/><br/>This service is to be delivered across the East Berkshire/Frimley North part of Frimley ICS. (A similar service is commissioned separately across Frimley South). <br/><br/>Providers will deliver a specialist advisory service to clients with significant mental health problems in the community who are unable to access, or be successfully supported by more generic community services, namely the Citizens Advice (CA). If people are able to be supported by mainstream CA services this will be the first point of contact and support. <br/><br/>The Contract duration will be confirmed ahead of the formal invitation to tender (ITT) being issued, it is likely to be 3 years with potential extension of 1 year + 1 year.<br/><br/>Total combined maximum contract value will be confirmed ahead of the formal invitiation to tender (ITT) being issued. It is likely to be in the region of £120,000 per annum.<br/><br/>This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Lot 1: Commissioners wish to understand the level of interest in this service from the market and invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to complete the attached engagement questionnaire.<br/><br/>Providers wishing to take part in the market engagement must express an interest within the e-procurement system where providers will be given access to a draft specification and questionnaire. Bidders who express an interest will be expected to complete the online questionnaire.<br/><br/>Completed questionnaires should be completed on Atamis no later than 5pm, 29th November 2024 <br/><br/>Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Additional information: This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.<br/><br/>Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.<br/><br/>Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.<br/><br/>If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation.<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) prior information notice. The 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.