Official UK procurement notice
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services in Sunderland
Authority: Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group aka NHS Sunderland CCG (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis VEAT notice relates to the Contracting Authority's commissioning of IAPT services for its Sunderland catchment area.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
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This VEAT notice relates to the Contracting Authority's commissioning of IAPT services for its Sunderland catchment area. The Contracting Authority intends to award a 3-year contract (with the option to extend up to an additional 12 months) to Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Additional information: The Contracting Authority has concluded that the only way to ensure a consistent, integrated, seamless, high quality and timely pathway of care in relation to the delivery of IAPT services, and to ensure adherence to the operational and strategic aspirations the NHS Long-Term Plan, is to award the IAPT contract to Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jan 2022, 10:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jan 2022, 10:04 GMT
- Authority reference
NECS423- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000031- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0306b4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The approach and model adopted has been developed to integrate the approach to service delivery, meet national IAPT access requirements and, amongst other things, address the waiting time pressures and capacity constraints which have historically arisen in parts of the IAPT treatment pathway, and which are envisaged to reoccur due to increasing numbers and complexity of patients following the impacts of COVID-19.
It is anticipated that the bringing together previously disparate services under the scope of one single contract awarded to and managed by CNTW with a single point of access hub, will deliver significant benefits including:
- Strengthened and consistent approach to clinical leadership, governance and assurance
- Strengthened and consistent approach to the delivery of IAPT service, including consistent training
- Shared use of systems such as IT systems
- Fixed subcontract terms and conditions
- A collaborative and resilient service
- Single point of access and referral
- Efficiency gains
- Reduction in waiting list times
- Smoother, quicker pathway for patients
- Reduce risk of patient disengagement
- A mechanism for working across organisations and organisational boundaries
The chosen model will support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan requirements as well as meeting the Mental Health Investment standards.
The Contracting Authority is not aware of any other approach which can deliver the same outcome and benefits as the model proposed. It strongly and reasonably believes that competition is absent for technical reasons.
Please note that all figures, values and timescales stated in this notice are estimates only and may change. The estimated value of the contract is calculated on the basis that the contract is extended to the maximum permitted duration. In the event that the contract is not extended the estimated value is in the region of 19,500,000 GBP.
- Review procedure
The Public Contract regulations 2015 (as amended) provides that appeals are to be made to the High Court.
Publisher note: NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group intends to enter into a contract with Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust for the delivery of IAPT services upon completion of a 10 day voluntary standstill period which will commence on the date of the publication of this notice and conclude midnight 13 January 2022 (MT Ref:224929)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation TrustSubcontracting: The Contracting Authority intends to directly award this contract to CNTW. Elements of the contract will be subcontracted to Sunderland Counselling Service, Sunderland Mind and Washington Mind | £20,104,909 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000031-2022-1 · Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2021
- Value
- £20,104,909
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceMediation body
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.