Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK
Contact person: Mr Matt Wellard
Telephone: +44 3000413221
E-mail: Matthew.Wellard@kent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SC240063 Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)
Reference number: DN732332
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement arranged under under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Route 3 Competitive Process.
As part of a multilevel approach to support, intervention and services, the overall aims of a multi-disciplinary parent-infant mental health service are to:
• support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their baby or young child to:
• rectify and strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing moderate-severe difficulties.
• support colleagues in a range of universal and targeted services to promote and
strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing mild-moderate difficulties
• work with a range of multi-agency colleagues to promote healthy development of parent-infant relationship difficulties.
• provide parent-infant relationship expertise across the system.
The overall objectives of the service are to:
• Undertake clinical specialist assessment for families with moderate to severe difficulties.
• Deliver specialist therapeutic evidenced based interventions for those assessed
which directly address and rectify and strengthen parent and infant relationships.
• Provide group and individual therapeutic interventions to parents/carers and
their babies from conception to a child’s second birthday.
• Improve the outcomes of parent infant relationships where there are difficulties.
• Provide specialist parent infant mental health case consultation and supervision
for the workforce who are offering a programme of sensitive evidence-based parent infant relationship interventions
• Design and deliver relevant workforce development and training to build capacity across the system.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 022 880.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement arranged under under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Route 3 Competitive Process.
As part of a multilevel approach to support, intervention and services, the overall aims of a multi-disciplinary parent-infant mental health service are to:
• support families who are finding it difficult to develop a positive relationship with their baby or young child to:
• rectify and strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing moderate-severe difficulties.
• support colleagues in a range of universal and targeted services to promote and
strengthen parent-infant relationships for families experiencing mild-moderate difficulties
• work with a range of multi-agency colleagues to promote healthy development of parent-infant relationship difficulties.
• provide parent-infant relationship expertise across the system.
The overall objectives of the service are to:
• Undertake clinical specialist assessment for families with moderate to severe difficulties.
• Deliver specialist therapeutic evidenced based interventions for those assessed
which directly address and rectify and strengthen parent and infant relationships.
• Provide group and individual therapeutic interventions to parents/carers and
their babies from conception to a child’s second birthday.
• Improve the outcomes of parent infant relationships where there are difficulties.
• Provide specialist parent infant mental health case consultation and supervision
for the workforce who are offering a programme of sensitive evidence-based parent infant relationship interventions
• Design and deliver relevant workforce development and training to build capacity across the system.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 022 880.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
19/09/2024
End:
31/03/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-018026
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/08/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/08/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2024