Official UK procurement notice
Provision of CAMHS Professionals
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Health Board have a requirement for agency staff who specialise and have experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Children, Young People and Family Health Services require additional staff that…Awarded
The Children, Young People and Family Health Services require additional staff that will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Children’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services, providing specialist advice, support, assessment and intervention to identified pathways for children and young people’s complex mental health conditions.
The work is emotionally demanding, working with clients with complex problems. This involves sometimes working with people with interpersonal difficulties or avoidant behaviours and the challenges this presents to the therapeutic process. It is also emotionally demanding working closely with people who have suffered severe traumas such as childhood sexual abuse.
The staff will be expected to work with complex problems within the time limited framework required by the department.
Staff must hold a number of qualifications as follows;
- Relevant Masters Degree and professional qualification (one or more of the following):
- Registered Mental Nurse (Nursing & Midwifery Council Reg'd),
- Registered Nurse for Learning Disabilities (Nursing & Midwifery Council Reg'd)
- Registered in Social Work (General Social Care Council or Health and Care Professions Council or Care Council for Wales Reg'd),
- Registered in Occupational Therapy (Health Professional Council Reg'd)
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (Health Professional Council Reg'd and eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychology status of the BPS)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Staff must also demonstrate their extensive experience to be suitable for this requirement
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
- 25 May 2021, 14:34 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2021, 12:24 BST
- Authority reference
STA (21-22) 21- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015052- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b4cfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Health Board have exhausted internal options for the increased staffing requirement including a recruitment campaign, utilisation of the staff bank and secondment opportunities. As a consequence the Children, Young People and Family Health Services have sought external provision. CAMHS Professionals is an agency staffing provider, specialising in candidates that are trained and have significant experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. They have a large pool of suitably trained staff available for booking, with many available in the local area for face to face work rather than working solely remotely. There are a number of key differences between Welsh and English CAMHS services and having access to local staff with experience of the Welsh CAMHS system and local services is helpful in mobilising staff quickly in to roles to meet the high demands on services. Similarly, access to Welsh candidates supports our commitment to The Welsh Language Measure. The skill level and experience of candidates always meets and often exceeds the requirements of the service.
- Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:111973)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED | £270,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| CAMHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED | £270,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015052-2021-STA (21-22) 21-1 · CAMHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2021
- Value
- £270,000
- Status
- active
Contract 011613-2021-STA (21-22) 21-1 · CAMHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
- Signed
- 25 May 2021
- Value
- £270,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAMHS ProfessionalsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.