Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Services - Peer Worker Provision
Authority: Northeast London Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting authority is intended to award contracts to the existing providers following Direct Award Process C under PSR 2023 regulations, for the provision of Integrated Voluntary and Community Sector Services (Peer Support Workers).
The contracts to be awarded will be for 18 months from 01 October 2024 until 31 March 2026, to the following values:
Lot 1 - Havering - £200,355
Lot 2 - Barking and Dagenham - £267,535
Lot 3 - Waltham Forest - £331,932
CPV: Community health services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Havering - Integrated Voluntary and Community ServicesAwarded
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) previously commissioned partners within the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to employ, support, develop and train peer workers for the Neighbourhood Teams across each of its boroughs as part of its community mental health transformation programme.
The peer support workers will be fully integrated into the Neighbourhood Teams. It is expected that they will dedicate 80% of their working week to the Neighbourhood Teams, functioning as a full member of the team alongside NELFT staff. A full time post holder would therefore be expected to spend 0.8 WTE within the Neighbourhood Team (4 days a week) and the remaining time working outside the Neighbourhood Team - half of it engaging with and helping to convene specific group based therapeutic work for service users and the local community. The remainder can then be used for personal development, training, support and work for the provider VCS partner.
Overall, the post holder will provide support and recovery guidance to individuals experiencing common and severe mental health problems, using their own life experience of mental distress or as a carer and recovery as a template.
This contract notice is to publish our intention to award to the existing provider following
Direct Award Process C, via Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations.
Lot #2Barking and Dagenham - Integrated Voluntary and Community ServicesAwarded
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) previously commissioned partners within the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to employ, support, develop and train peer workers for the Neighbourhood Teams across each of its boroughs as part of its community mental health transformation programme.
The peer support workers will be fully integrated into the Neighbourhood Teams. It is expected that they will dedicate 80% of their working week to the Neighbourhood Teams, functioning as a full member of the team alongside NELFT staff. A full time post holder would therefore be expected to spend 0.8 WTE within the Neighbourhood Team (4 days a week) and the remaining time working outside the Neighbourhood Team - half of it engaging with and helping to convene specific group based therapeutic work for service users and the local community. The remainder can then be used for personal development, training, support and work for the provider VCS partner.
Overall, the post holder will provide support and recovery guidance to individuals experiencing common and severe mental health problems, using their own life experience of mental distress or as a carer and recovery as a template.
This contract notice is to publish our intention to award to the existing provider following
Direct Award Process C, via Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations.
Lot #3Waltham Forest - Integrated Voluntary and Community ServicesAwarded
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) previously commissioned partners within the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to employ, support, develop and train peer workers for the Neighbourhood Teams across each of its boroughs as part of its community mental health transformation programme.
The peer support workers will be fully integrated into the Neighbourhood Teams. It is expected that they will dedicate 80% of their working week to the Neighbourhood Teams, functioning as a full member of the team alongside NELFT staff. A full time post holder would therefore be expected to spend 0.8 WTE within the Neighbourhood Team (4 days a week) and the remaining time working outside the Neighbourhood Team - half of it engaging with and helping to convene specific group based therapeutic work for service users and the local community. The remainder can then be used for personal development, training, support and work for the provider VCS partner.
Overall, the post holder will provide support and recovery guidance to individuals experiencing common and severe mental health problems, using their own life experience of mental distress or as a carer and recovery as a template.
This contract notice is to publish our intention to award to the existing provider following
Direct Award Process C, via Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations.
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
- 9 Sept 2024, 16:07 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2024, 16:07 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028830- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049952Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20th September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 20th September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representation should be sent to [email protected] Director of Operations - London Assistant Director of Transformation Senior Programme Manager Conflicts of Interest: None identified The Key Criteria were assessed based on the original specification set by the strategic clinical team to show what the exact requirements are reviewing requirements within Quality and Innovation, Value, Reducing Health Inequalities and Better Access to Care and Social Value. This allowed a thorough review of the Trust requirements to show the contract can deliver and improve on all Key Criteria. The contracting authority utilised the management information and performance against the Key Performance Indicators to review the current performance of the contract against the deliverables of the new contract proposed. Partnered with the Contracting Authority reviewing the strategy of Peer Support Workers, references from performance and feedback across MDTs and forums were also used to support the narrative assessment undertaken to support the Contract Award Proposed.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Havering - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services1 award | |||
| Havering MindSME | £200,355 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Barking and Dagenham - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services1 award | |||
| Havering MindSME | £267,535 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Waltham Forest - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services1 award | |||
| Mind in Tower Hamlets and Waltham ForestSME | £331,932 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Havering - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services · Havering MindSME
- Signed
- 6 Sept 2024
- Value
- £200,355
- Status
- active
Barking and Dagenham - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services · Havering MindSME
- Signed
- 6 Sept 2024
- Value
- £267,535
- Status
- active
Waltham Forest - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services · Mind in Tower Hamlets and Waltham ForestSME
- Signed
- 6 Sept 2024
- Value
- £331,932
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Havering - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Barking and Dagenham - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Waltham Forest - Integrated Voluntary and Community Services | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- North East London NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Havering MindAwarded supplier
- Mind in Tower Hamlets and Waltham ForestAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.