Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2022 [4306500]

Concepts

• health and social work
• belfast
• belfast health and social care trust
• primary care talking therapies
• armagh
• social work
• belfast health
• social care trust - reopening october
• social services
• new entrants

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2022. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204 AND/OR DFA 3833460 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.*

Total Quantity or Scope

IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.* Additional information: The estimated value in II.2.6) above includes; contract period of 3 years, plus an option to extend for 24 x 1 month periods (2 years). The value also includes a potential increase in services of 20%.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85320000 - Social services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please note this Tender is the reopening of the Dynamic Framework Agreement (DFA) original Tender number 3078797. In accordance with its terms and conditions the DFA is now being reopened for new entrants to be admitted under the same requirements as the original tender exercise. Providers currently awarded to DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204 and / or the reopening DFA 3833460 should not respond to this opportunity, this is for new entrants/ providers only. Social care services such as the provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies are classified under the Public Contracts Regulations as social and other specific services and fall within those services listed in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations. This tender is therefore subject to the provisions of section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations otherwise known as the ‘Light Touch Regime’. As such, new entrants will be allowed to apply to join the DFA. The DFA will be further reopened on an annual basis. Providers/applicants seeking admission as a new entrant to the DFA will be required to complete the same process as the original competition to ensure equal treatment and transparency. In section I.2), it is stated that this procurement is a joint procurement. This is not a joint procurement it is operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.