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Published 18 Apr 2024, 14:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Waves Borderline Personality Disorder Support Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£870,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Jan 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Suffolk MIND

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Waves aims to provide people in Suffolk who have a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), or traits consistent with BPD, with support and self-development opportunities. The service aims to help clients gain a better understanding of BPD and to help individuals to meet their emotional needs, identify resources available to them to maintain mental wellbeing and achieve personal goals.

The service is for people who are 18+ with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder or traits consistent with the diagnosis, and who are registered with a GP practice in Ipswich and East Suffolk or West Suffolk localities. Service users must be willing to positively engage with the service as well as adhere to the rules and boundaries of Waves. Referrals must be made by a healthcare professional; the service will not accept self-referrals.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The service is for people who are 18+ with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality…Awarded

The service is for people who are 18+ with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder or traits consistent with the diagnosis, and who are registered with a GP practice in Ipswich and East Suffolk or West Suffolk localities. Service users must be willing to positively engage with the service as well as adhere to the rules and boundaries of Waves. Referrals must be made by a healthcare professional; the service will not accept self-referrals.

  • To deliver personalised support attuned to the distinct needs and aspirations of each service user
  • To nurture autonomy, resilience and self-management life skills among service users
  • To establish a nurturing and secure environment conducive to emotional and psychological wellness
  • To foster positive interpersonal relationships and social connections within the community
  • To facilitate access to pertinent resources and support conducive to the management of BPD symptoms
  • To empower service users to cultivate coping mechanisms and refine emotional regulation skills
  • To engage in collaborative endeavours with other healthcare practitioners and support networks involved in the care of service users

Contract length - 3 years + 2 year extension option. Commences 1st April 2024

Total contract value - £870k (5 years)

Waves is a twelve-week group-based programme with two components:

  1. Waves includes a 2-hour Lifeskills development session in the morning as programmed
  2. Art session and 1-1s, group work in the afternoons e.g. focus sessions achieving individuals' goals with staff support, such as lifestyle goals, employment or volunteer applications, or to reinforce skills covered in the morning session.

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider.

The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Delivery: East of England · Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance & West Suffolk Alliance localities
Extensions: The initial term of the contract is 3 years, this can be extended by up to 2 years.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Apr 2024, 14:37 BST
Last source update
13 Jun 2024, 13:16 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018327
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04535e Find 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 decision makers by midnight on the 1st May 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Decision maker: Suffolk & North East Essex Executive Committee - 29 January 2024

  • No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.

The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows:

  • Quality and Innovation - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering.
  • Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider.
  • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery.
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract.
  • Social Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the SNEE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C Contract award date: 18 A…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £870,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Suffolk MINDSME£870,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Waves Borderline Personality Disorder Support Service · Suffolk MINDSME

    Signed
    29 Jan 2024
    Value
    £870,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJG Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 9QRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Suffolk MindAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02611510 26 High Road West, Felixstowe, East of England, IP11 9JB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.