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Published 19 Apr 2022, 16:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mental Health Support Teams in West Essex

Official notice

Authority: West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH35)

Awarded value£985,034published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Mar 2022no call for competition

Awarded to West Essex Mind

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service is to deliver a mental health support team service to schools throughout the West Essex area. West Essex Mind have been awarded the contract to deliver the services due to their links with both schools across West Essex and to the CAMHS Provider NELFT. These strong links will ensure the greatest success and impact for our children and young people.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The publication of Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health provision…Awarded

The publication of Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health provision green paper in December 2017 announced the establishment of Mental Health Support Teams who will work with schools to strengthen support for CYP with mental health issues. The local MHST’s will address the needs of children and young people by:

Delivering evidence-based interventions in or close to schools and colleges for those with mild to moderate mental health issues.
Helping children and young people with more severe needs to access the right support.
Working with and within schools and colleges, providing a link to specialist NHS services.
Building on and increasing support already in place, rather than replacing it.

The roll out is in line the NHS Long Term Plan that builds on the Five Year Forward View with a 10-year commitment to improve mental health services in adults and children in England.

Mind in West Essex have been awarded a contract to support the West Essex footprint.

Mind in West Essex are a key provider of community based mental health services across West Essex. They work with children and young people in order to foster a positive attitude to mental health early in life. West Essex Mind will work with secondary schools to deliver the service having already in place strong relationships with the Essex early intervention / specialist Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Provider - North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) to ensure the greatest success and impact for our children and young people.

This is a 2-year contract which began on 1st April 2022 and will expire on 31st March 2024. Ahead of contract expiry, the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System will review the services in place and make a further decision on the collaborative commissioning and procurement arrangements for the HWE ICS beyond 1st April 2024.

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Option to extend for a further year from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

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: 19 Apr 2022, 16:57 BST
Last source update: 19 Apr 2022, 16:57 BST
Authority reference: ACE-0553-2022-West
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-010235
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH35)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032e97 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Mind in West Essex are a key provider of community based mental health services across West Essex. They work with children and young people in order to foster a positive attitude to mental health early in life. West Essex Mind will work with secondary schools to deliver the service having already in place strong relationships with the Essex early intervention / specialist Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Provider - North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) to ensure the greatest success and impact for our children and young people.
Therefore, Mind in West Essex are best placed to deliver the service. Ahead of contract expiry, the commissioners will review the services in place and make a further decision on the collaborative commissioning and procurement arrangements beyond 1st April 2024.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £985,0341 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
West Essex Mind	£985,034 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Mental Health Support Teams in West Essex · West Essex Mind
Signed
22 Mar 2022
Value
£985,034
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Building 4 Spencer Close, St Margaret's Hospital, The Plain, Epping, East of England, CM16 6TNContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

West Essex MindAwarded supplier The Wellbeing Centre, 10-11 Corner House, Bushfair, Harlow, East of England, CM18 6NZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.