Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Concepts

• health and social work
• child and adolescent mental health services
• trentham
• health services
• dps service specification
• adolescent mental health services
• mental health care
• dynamic purchasing system
• provision of child
• overview of the future scope of the dps

Location

Stoke-On-Trent: Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire

Description

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is creating a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) and invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to qualify for the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Whilst there will not be specified lots, interested organisations will be required to indicate their area(s) of expertise as part of the qualification process, this will form the basis of shortlisting bidders in future for specified requirements under the DPS. The DPS shall be live for a period of 5 years and the NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply.

Total Quantity or Scope

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) is creating a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) and invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to qualify for the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) is committed to delivering high quality mental health care to the Children and Young People (CYP) of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, in line with the NHS Five Year Forward View, Integrated Care System Partnership working, the NHS Long Term Plan and intelligence around the needs of the local population. It is recognised that some CYP are more vulnerable and susceptible to poor mental ill health. There are estimated to be around 10,400 CYP in Staffordshire and 3,700 in Stoke-on-Trent aged 5-16 with a mental health disorder. The DPS shall provide for a full range of different Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services covering the areas of North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. The DPS shall offer different delivery modalities including face to face, digital and a blended approach. This DPS service specification (Stage 1) seeks to provide an overview of the future scope of the DPS for qualification purposes. NSCHT aims to use the DPS to procure CAMHS services that will enhance existing delivery and work intuitively with the Trust’s provision. All future service specifications and provision under the DPS (Stage 2) will be expected to: • Operate across the 0–25-year spectrum, in line with detailed specification requirements, most of the activity is expected to be within the 0–18-year spectrum. • Take a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to care and support for service users, as appropriate. • Take a strengths-based and trauma informed approach to care/support that has an outcome focus. • Use agreed and appropriate outcome measure tools. • Provide timely, high quality and accessible services for children and young people and their families/carers. Whilst there will not be specified lots, interested organisations will be required to indicate their area(s) of expertise and delivery modalities as part of the qualification process. This will form the basis of shortlisting bidders in future for specified requirements under the DPS (stage 2) The DPS shall be live for a period of 5 years and the NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply. The DPS shall remain open to reasonable modification for innovative practices being introduced by bidders and changes within the healthcare system throughout the life of the DPS. During the initial selection process in establishing the DPS submissions that meet the submission deadline will initially be evaluated. The Trust may reject late bids at its discretion, any bid rejected due to lateness shall be considered following the initial DPS set-up. The DPS shall remain open for a period of 5 years for new organisations to complete the registration process and join. Once appointed all eligible/capable providers shall be invited into requests for quotations as and when requirements become available. Applicants should register there interest to join the DPS via the MLCSU Bravo eTendering System https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85100000 - Health services
• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Trust reserves the right to remove providers for poor performance or suspend referrals to appointed providers should deficiencies be identified which is a cause for concern for patient safety throughout the life of the DPS. This is not limited to but includes unsatisfactory CQC or Ofsted Inspections, where clear progress against improvement plans has not been demonstrated to the Trust. Patient Safety is of the upmost importance. Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who: a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations; (c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; (e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority; (f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority; (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information; (h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; (j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud. (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering. Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise for another NHS body, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, with whom the successful bidders will enter into contract for a place on the DPS and future contracts which may be let via the DPS. Midlands and Lancashire CSU are not the contracting party. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal ref pqq_510 at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister; (ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Helpdesk on +44 0800 069 8630 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The Trust is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.