NSCHT Multi-Lot Community Partnership Commissioning

Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) who are looking to undertake a multi-lot Competitive Process for Community Partnership Commissioning, including: Lot 1 Health and Lifestyle Service Lot 2 Future Focus Peer Coach Service Lot 3 Financial Wellbeing Service It is the intention of the NSCHT to start commissioning contracts for the above services from 1st April 2025 for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year, and possibly another year (5 years total). Contract start date: 1st April 2025 Contract end date (including possible extensions): 31st March 2030 Please see below total contract values for 5 years: Lot 1 Health and Lifestyle Service - £580,000 Lot 2 Future Focus Peer Coach Service - £1,800,000 Lot 3 Financial Wellbeing Service - £200,000 The ITT will be live on Thursday 14th November 2024 on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will be Wednesday 11th December 2024 12:00pm midday. Bidders who submit a bid over the maximum contract values, for each lot, will not achieve the score of a pass. This will be checked during the evaluation of the pass/fail questions in the Basic Selection Envelope. There is a further competition on price. To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. There will be a maximum of 3 contracts totalling £516,000 annually. The overall maximum contract value for all 3 lots, including possible contract extensions is £2,580,000. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk The relevant reference number for this tender is C318455 and the questionnaires will be located within the requirements. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process. The competitive tendering process to which this ITT relates to and further to which the Authority intends to purchase the Services as set out in regulation 11 of the provider selection regime 2023 for the award of a contract with a competition. This ITT has been made available to all Bidders who have expressed a potential interest in delivering this services in line with the requirements for Health Services and mixed procurements which fall under Regulation 3 and 11 for the award of a contract with a competition, and Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such, the competitive tendering of these Services is being run as a bespoke, single-stage tender process as described in the documentation in this ITT, and in the Find a Tender contract notice advertisement. Bidders are invited to bid for each lot separately. Bidders can bid for more than one lot. If a bidder is the highest scoring bidder and therefore named the successful bidder for more than one lot, this may result in contracts being amalgamated rather than separate contracts being issued. Lot 1: Lot 1 Health and Lifestyle Service Lot 1 Health and Lifestyle Service - to promote health, weight management, nutrition and wellbeing. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a provider to support the provision of Health and Lifestyle Support for Mental Health Services (North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent) for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust NSCHT. Weight management and promotion of positive lifestyles is complex, and this is especially true for people with severe mental illness. They are more likely to have common risk factors for being overweight, such as reduced access to healthy food, lower incomes and health conditions that limit their mobility. In addition, they have risk factors not typically faced by the general population, such as weight gain related to psychiatric medication and admission to inpatient wards with fewer opportunities to be physically active. This service will not include smoking cessation support as it is anticipated that this will be a separately commissioned service in line with national aspirations for smoking support outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan. A maximum of 1 bidder, or consortium, may be selected for each lot. The highest overall scoring bidder for each lot, will be recommended as a successful bidder Additional information: £116,000 per annum Lot 2: Lot 2 Future Focus Peer Coach Service Lot 2 Future Focus Peer Coach Service - to provide a lived experience support offer to individuals where an expert by experience input would be of benefit for recovery and to address social stressors to mental illness. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a provider to support the provision of a Future Focus Peer Coach (FFPC) Service within Mental Health Services (North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent) for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust (NSCHT). The objective of the FFPC Service provision is to enable Service Users to stay well in their recovery journey. The ways in which people are supported can be flexible, should be person centred and help people to make the best use of their community resources. The Service will form a part of an integrated pathway across the voluntary sector, primary and secondary care mental health and social care. It should be based on recovery and social inclusion principles and designed to be accessible and to prevent people falling through gaps between services. A maximum of 1 bidder, or consortium, may be selected for each lot. The highest overall scoring bidder for each lot, will be recommended as a successful bidder Additional information: £360,000 per annum Lot 3: Lot 3 Financial Wellbeing Service Lot 3 Financial Wellbeing Service - to provide bespoke financial and benefit advice. The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a provider to support the provision of Financial Wellbeing Management and Support (FWB) for Mental Health Services (North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent) for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. The service role of the Financial Wellbeing Support will need to offer a Mon-Fri service that offers a range of flexible support to people with financial difficulties within North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. The service will advise and support patients who are under the care of CMHT's including Older Persons and the Rehab Pathway. A maximum of 1 bidder, or consortium, may be selected for each lot. The highest overall scoring bidder for each lot, will be recommended as a successful bidder. This is considered to be a mixed procurement. Additional information: £40,000 per annum