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Official UK procurement notice

DN680571 - Framework For The Provision of Children/Family Therapeutic Services

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement8 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,800,000envelope for 8 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2023awarded 16 Oct 2023
Lots 8see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Nov 2027 · starts 1 Dec 2023

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council is asking Providers to join the Provision of Children/Family Therapeutic Services framework to provide evidence-based therapeutic support to children/young people and families,

  • to promote attachment relationships, family stability and thus the best possible outcomes for all,
  • to improve the mental health & emotional wellbeing of young people and families accessing the service, thus promoting empowerment, strategies and resilience for the future,
  • to ensure the ongoing stability and security of permanence thus limiting the risk of family breakdown,
  • to increase therapeutic choice for parents/carers going through the adoption and/or Special Guardianship process,
  • to offer a timely service to children/young people and families which is proportionate to need, empowers individuals and does not create a ‘therapy dependency’.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services · Social services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
22 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 22 suppliers appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Dec 2023

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Category 1 - Play TherapiesCancelled 4 yrs
  • Including but not exclusive to Theraplay®, Filial Therapy and PCAP (Parent-Child Attachment Play).
  • Providers must hold a relevant and accredited qualification.
  • In respect to Theraplay®, providers and their therapists will be either fully qualified (completed level 2 and the practicum) or have completed level 1 plus 8 supervised sessions and be operating under clinical supervision.
  • Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.
  • The service may be required to be delivered in a number of settings including Provider’s premises, the family home child/children’s’ school, virtually where appropriate. Feedback will be required in the form of review meetings and reports.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Category 2 - Creative therapies (e.g. art/dance/lego)Cancelled 4 yrs

Including Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy, Lego Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy.

  • Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body.
  • Providers and their therapists will have attended training in providing a specific creative therapy.
  • In order to deliver DMT, providers / their therapists must hold a postgraduate qualification in dance movement therapy, accredited by the Association for Dance Movement Therapy (ADMT) UK.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.
  • The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of a report and review.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Category 3 – Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & ProgrammesCancelled 4 yrs

Providers and their therapists will be registered with their professional regulatory body.

  • Providers will have attended training in attachment theory and / or therapeutic parenting, as well as training (and certification) in specific programmes.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of a review meeting, outcome measures and a report.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story WorkCancelled 4 yrs
  • Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
  • Providers and their therapists will have a Diploma in Therapeutic Life Story Work or equivalent / relevant training and experience necessary to deliver this work.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.
  • The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of a report.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Category 5 – PsychotherapyCancelled 4 yrs
  • Including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Therapy (branch of CBT), Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MCBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Systemic / multi-systemic Therapy, Solution Focused BRIEF Therapy.
  • All providers and their therapists will hold the relevant qualifications to practice and will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
  • In relation to Psychotherapy providers will be registered with UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or the British Psychoanalytical Council (BPC).
  • In relation to DDP providers and their therapists will be qualified in DDP to at least Level 2 and receive clinical supervision and to have completed or be working towards the Practicum.
  • In relation to CBT providers and their therapists must be qualified to level 2 with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.
  • The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of outcome measures and a report.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing TherapyCancelled 4 yrs
  • Providers will have attended relevant sensory integration training.
  • Providers will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.
  • The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of a review and a report.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Category 7 – Group ProgrammesCancelled 4 yrs
  • Providers and their therapists must have attended training relevant to group delivery or to a particular group programme.

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  • Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.
  • Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.
  • The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of outcome-based evaluations.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Category 8 – Specialist (Psychological) AssessmentsCancelled 4 yrs
  • Providers and their therapists will be a qualified clinician(s) e.g. a trained Clinical Psychologist, Attachment Psychotherapist, Child Psychiatrist.
  • For the purposes of this agreement, a qualified clinician would be someone who diagnoses and treats patients; is suitably qualified and is licensed to practice via a professional regulatory body.
  • Feedback will be required in the form of report and review.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 8 lots
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Non Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non Price: 100
  • Not applicable: 0
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “DN680571 - Framework For The Provision of Children/Family Therapeutic…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Jul 2023, 11:19 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2023, 14:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN680571
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037132
Classification (CPV)
Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesPsychiatrist or psychologist servicesSocial services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eb97 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Leicestershire County Council (LCC) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. LCC will ensure information on the award of the contract is communicated to all Tenderers. Tenderers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant/ tenderer was unsuccessful.

If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to review the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Tenderers should note that final submissions must be made only via the “East Midlands Tenders” e-tendering portal, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the portal. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the message tool provided within the portal. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest on the portal, please contact [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Sept 2023 → 18 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2023
  4. Notice published
    18 Dec 2023, 14:29 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2023, 14:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 22admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2221 from SMEs · busiest of 8 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 16 Oct 2023

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

Contracts

All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £20,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Category 1 - Play Therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 1 - Play Therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 2 - Creative therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 1 - Play Therapies

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
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    active
  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
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  • Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

    Signed
    16 Oct 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Category 1 - Play Therapies14bids · 14 electronic14——
2 · Category 2 - Creative therapies (e.g. art/dance/lego)14bids · 14 electronic14——
3 · Category 3 – Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes22bids · 22 electronic21——
4 · Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story Work12bids · 12 electronic12——
5 · Category 5 – Psychotherapy17bids · 17 electronic16——
6 · Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy6bids · 6 electronic6——
7 · Category 7 – Group Programmes17bids · 17 electronic17——
8 · Category 8 – Specialist (Psychological) Assessments11bids · 11 electronic11——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

40 commercial parties on the notice
Show 30 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.