Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services

CPV: Community health services · Health services · Medical practice services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Framework agreement

Who may use this agreement

Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

22 Nov 2021, 16:11 GMT

Last source update

22 Nov 2021, 16:11 GMT

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-029064

Classification (CPV)

Community health servicesHealth servicesMedical practice services

Delivery area

South West (UKK12)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG (BNSSG CCG) has extended a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by one year to 31st March 2022, in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to the new locality based community mental health offer being fully established.

The services to which this aggregated Notice applies to are:

1. Bristol Hearing Voices Group
2. Bristol Mind (Mindline)
3. Bristol Tranquiliser Project
4. Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)
5. St Mungos (Men's Crisis House)
6. St Mungos (Sanctuary)
7. St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service)
8. Windmill Hill City Farm
9. CASS
10. Second Step (North Somerset Wellbeing Service)
11. Richmond Fellowship (Employment Service)
12. Bluebell
13. Mothers for Mothers
14. Rockabye
15. Cruse
16. Greenhouse
17. The Harbour
18. Womankind

During the 2019/20 contracting year a comprehensive review of all mental health contracts commissioned by BNSSG's predecessor CCGs took place examining the services delivered, activity, outcomes and equity across BNSSG. Alongside the review, the Community Mental Health Framework was published nationally. This document sets out the ambition for a wholescale transformation at a community level (excluding crisis and inpatients) of mental health services, including a significant enhancement to lower level mental health support which could be led by, or in conjunction with, the Voluntary Sector rather than delivered solely by an NHS Trust.

In April 2020 BNSSG CCG therefore decided to extend the existing contracts whilst a local model for the CMHP was developed. An initial BNSSG model and timeframe for implementation is now in development, however, a further extension to contracts is required in order to avoid gaps in service during implementation and allow for further opportunities to be explored to develop integrated commissioning solutions.

If the CCG had not awarded contract extensions it would significantly increase health inequalities, leaving gaps within the pathway, without a clear alterative in place. Without a clear direction of travel for the next 12 months, services may lose staff at a time when people with mental health problems are at their most vulnerable due to COVID-19. Ending of contracts would not support the system's strategic direction and would not support people with mental health needs, who are particularly disadvantaged during the Covid-19 pandemic. There has also been significant public and patient involvement in the consultation for the CMHP - over 40 events have taken place over a 3 month period.

All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the CCG and patients. The CCG has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service through to 31st March 2022. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'.

The value of this notice, which is split across the above 21 separate contracts, is £2,846,225 for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Publisher note: Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG (BNSSG CCG) has extended a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by one year to 31st March 2022, in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to the new locality based community mental health offer being fully established. The services to which this aggregated Notice applies to are: 1. Bristol Hearing Voices Group 2. Bristol Mind (Mindline) 3. Bristol Tranquiliser Project 4. Missing Link (Women's Crisis House) 5. St Mungos (Men's Crisis House) 6. St Mungos (Sanctuary) 7. St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service) 8. Windmill Hill City Farm 9. CASS 10. Second Step (North Somerset Wellbeing Service) 11. Richmond Fellowship (Employment Service) 12. Bluebell 13. Mothers for Mothers 14. Rockabye 15. Cruse 16. Greenhouse 17. The Harbour 18. Womankind During the 2019/20 contracting year a comprehensive review of all mental health contracts commissioned by BNSSG's predecessor CCGs took place examining the services delivered, activity, outcomes and equity across BNSSG. Alongside the review, the Community Mental Health Framework was published nationally. This document sets out the ambition for a wholescale transformation at a community level (excluding crisis and inpatients) of mental health services, including a significant enhancement to lower level mental health support which could be led by, or in conjunction with, the Voluntary Sector rather than delivered solely by an NHS Trust. In April 2020 BNSSG CCG therefore decided to extend the existing contracts whilst a local model for the CMHP was developed. An initial BNSSG model and timeframe for implementation is now in development, however, a further extension to contracts is required in order to avoid gaps in service during implementation and allow for further opportunities to be explored to develop integrated commissioning solutions. If the CCG had not awarded contract extensions it would significantly increase health inequalities, leaving gaps within the pathway, without a clear alterative in place. Without a clear direction of travel for the next 12 months, services may lose staff at a time when people with mental health problems are at their most vulnerable due to COVID-19. Ending of contracts would not support the system's strategic direction and would not support people with mental health needs, who are particularly disadvantaged during the Covid-19 pandemic. There has also been significant public and patient involvement in the consultation for the CMHP - over 40 events have taken place over a 3 month period. All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the CCG and patients. The CCG has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service through to 31st March 2022. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'. The value of this notice, which is split across the above 21 separate contracts, is £2,846,225 for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• BluebellFramework contractor Bristol, South West
• Bristol Hearing Voices GroupFramework contractor Bristol, South West
• Bristol Mind (Mindline)Framework contractor Bristol, South West
• Bristol Tranquiliser ProjectFramework contractor Bristol, South West
• CRUSEFramework contractor Bristol, South West
• Community Access Support Service (CASS)Framework contractor Bristol, South West
• Missing Link (Women's Crisis House)Framework contractor Bristol, South West
• Mothers for MothersFramework contractor Bristol, South West
• Richmond Fellowship (Employment Service)Framework contractor Bristol, South West
• RockabyeFramework contractor Bristol, South West

No document links were published on the notice.