Official UK procurement notice
Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB
Authority: NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEmployment Advisors (EA) in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) is a project jointly run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department of Health and Social Care (DoHSC). It has been set up in recognition that there are poorer employment outcomes for people with co-existing mental and physical health problems.
NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required and described in this document, and within the published tender. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.
CPV: Placement services of personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB) is inviting suitably qualified…Published value£3,132,000
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Employment Advisors in IAPT service, by responding to this opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.
The process is a one stage open process.
Employment Advisors (EA) in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) is a project jointly run by the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and DoHSC (Department of Health and Social Care). It has been set up in recognition that there are poorer employment outcomes for people with coexisting mental and physical health problems. It aims to increase the availability of employment support within IAPT services to ensure that there is sufficient employment support capacity to provide a fully integrated therapy and employment support for people who are employed, those off sick from work and those who are unemployed and looking to find work.
Commissioners are currently awaiting confirmation of funding from DWP to support these services beyond March 2025. Due to timescales to undertake a compliant process, Commissioners are proceeding with a formal process and will confirm once funding has been received.
The contract will be for an initial 2 years from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 1 year (subject to further confirmation of external funding beyond initial term).
Please note there is a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding £1,044,000.00 per annum will be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over £1,044,000.00 will be accepted.
Full details of the service can be found and are included as part of the documentation within the project on EU-Supply. To access the documentation please visit EU-Supply on the link below and access project 58296 - Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB: uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- Suitability
All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 Financial Standing
Minimum: Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 Financial Standing - Technical & professional ability
All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Sept 2022, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2022, 14:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
58296- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024662- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036566Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
Timeline
2 Sept 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published2 Sept 2022, 14:07 BST
- Submission deadline3 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Oct 2022, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.