Provision of Targeted Tier 2, and Specialist Tier 3, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services In Buckinghamshire (9QTH-KNNL4Z)

Concepts

• health and social work
• aylesbury
• camhs
• adolescent mental health services
• provision of targeted tier
• specialist tier
• buckinghamshire
• adolescent mental health service
• delivery of an integrated tier
• national health act

Location

Buckinghamshire

Description

Provision of Targeted Tier 2, and Specialist Tier 3, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services In Buckinghamshire (9QTH-KNNL4Z) The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Buckinghamshire is commissioned and delivered under a Section 75 (National Health Act 2006) pooled budget arrangement across NHS Chiltern Clinical Commissioning Group (CCCG), NHS Aylesbury Vale Clinical Commissioning Group (AVCCG) and Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC). The commissioners sought organisations and/or consortia that would work in partnership to provide excellent, accessible, integrated, evidenced based, cost effective CAMH services that will improve outcomes for children and young people in Buckinghamshire. The organisations particularly welcomed bids from consortia including the third sector. The service requirements are for the delivery of an integrated tier 2 (targeted) and tier 3 (specialist) child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) with referral and step up/ step down responsibility for Tier 4 placements and early help at the core of the whole integrated service. The CCGs and BCC considered tenders for a joint Tier 2 and 3 CAMH service. 1) Tier 2 service will improve outcomes for all young people by: (a) providing innovative and responsive Tier 2 CAMH service, with early intervention consultation, support and treatment, to children and young people (0-18 years) and their families. In addition to provide support and advice to universal services and promote prevention and enable a seamless service across an integrated CAMHS. (b) delivering services from a range of multi agency locations which are the most appropriate for the child or young person. In particular from children's centres, general practices, schools and community venues in seven local delivery areas across Buckinghamshire. 2) Tier 3 specialist service will improve outcomes for children and young people (0-18 years) by: (a) providing targeted and specialist interventions on a range of mental health issues. Providing support and advice to tier 1 and 2 as required, and enabling a seamless service across an integrated CAMHS. (b) delivering specialist services from a range of locations which are the most appropriate for the child, young person. In particular from children's centres, general practice surgeries, schools, the child's home and community venues across Buckinghamshire. We anticipate that services will commence on 1 October 2015. The contract will be for five years with an option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding. An indicative budget cap has been set for the Provision of Targeted Tier 2, and Specialist Tier 3, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Buckinghamshire for the five year contract period at GBP 5 895 000 per annum (i.e. a total of GBP 29 475 000 for the 5 year contract period). TUPE may apply to this contract.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to unforeseen circumstances.

Legal Justification

Consideration change of supplier not practicable at this point in time (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs. (Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR’s) Regulation 72(b)). Considered a competitive procurement process would not be in the best interest of the suppliers, service users or general public and would cause unnecessary distraction from service delivery. It would cause significant inconvenience and cost across the system, the benefits of which would not be realised through the procurement exercise. 1. The government published White Paper Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all (Feb 2021) sets out a raft of proposed reforms to health and care with many of the measures introduced through the Health and Social Care Act 2012 set to be abolished. These proposals are recommended by NHSE/N.