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Published 4 May 2022, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SC220098 Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (Live Well Kent and Medway)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

6 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£20,525,616total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2022awarded 25 Oct 2022
Awarded to Porchlight, The Shaw Trust Limited2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

Re-procurement plannedCN260642 Mental Health Assessment and Mental Capacity Assessment Service

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Kent County Council (KCC), NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Council worked in partnership to award an integrated Community Mental Health and Wellbeing service.

Key aims of the service are to; aid recovery and prevent relapse, improve health and social care outcomes for individuals with poor mental health and wellbeing, prevent suicide and reduce the stigma of mental illness.

The vision for the service is to keep people well and provide a holistic offer of support for individuals living with and without a mental health diagnosis, in line with national and local guidance and protocols.

The service will provide person centred support which champions mental wellbeing within communities.

The service will be delivered by a Strategic Partner model with a diverse network of providers (Delivery Network).

There are five separate contracts (Lots) as shown below:

Health and Care Partnership Area Lots:

  • Lot 1: Dartford, Gravesham, and Swanley Health and Care Partnership Area
  • Lot 2: Medway and Swale Health and Care Partnership Area
  • Lot 3: West Kent Health and Care Partnership Area
  • Lot 4: East Kent Health and Care Partnership Area

Kent and Medway Wide Service Specific Lot:

  • Lot 5: Management of 24hr Telephone and Online Support

The Contracts will commence on 1 April 2023 and will run for a period of three years (expiring 31 March 2026), with the option for one extension of up to two years at the discretion of the Council, unless terminated in accordance with the published Conditions of Contract.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · 1 with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Dartford, Gravesham, and Swanley Health and Care Partnership AreaCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #2Medway and Swale Health and Care Partnership AreaCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #3West Kent Health and Care Partnership AreaCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #4East Kent Health and Care Partnership AreaCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #5Management of 24hr Telephone and Online SupportCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot #6Kent County Council (KCC), Kent & Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Medway…Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£20,525,616

Kent County Council (KCC), Kent & Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Medway Council are working in partnership to commission an integrated Community Mental Health and Wellbeing service.

Key aims of the service are to; aid recovery and prevent relapse, improve health and social care outcomes for individuals with poor mental health and wellbeing, prevent suicide and reduce the stigma of mental illness.

The vision for the service is to keep people well and provide a holistic offer of support for individuals living with and without a mental health diagnosis, in line with national and local guidance and protocols.

The service will provide person centred support which champions mental wellbeing within communities.

The service will be delivered by a Strategic Partner model with a diverse network of providers (Delivery Network).

The Strategic Partner will hold the contract with KCC, CCG and Medway Council and be ultimately responsible for the delivery of the Service through the implementation and development of a sustainable Delivery Network.

The Strategic Partner will need to demonstrate their commitment to procuring and maintaining a Delivery Network though a range of Delivery Partners.

The Strategic Partner will take on a market stewardship role to build capacity and sustainability within the delivery network, which will be funded through the contract.

There will be five separate contracts (Lots) as shown below:

Health and Care Partnership Area Lots:

  • Lot 1: Dartford, Gravesham, and Swanley Health and Care Partnership Area
  • Lot 2: Medway and Swale Health and Care Partnership Area
  • Lot 3: West Kent Health and Care Partnership Area
  • Lot 4: East Kent Health and Care Partnership Area

Kent and Medway Wide Service Specific Lot:

  • Lot 5: Management of 24hr Telephone and Online Support

The Contracts will commence on 1 April 2023 and will run for a period of three years (expiring 31 March 2026), with the option for one extension of up to two years at the discretion of the Council, unless terminated in accordance with the published Conditions of Contract.

The procurement process KCC is undertaking to procure the required services is a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. This procurement is being run under the light touch regime.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: One optional extension of up to two years (24 months)Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 May 2022, 09:11 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2022, 11:50 GMT
Authority reference
DN607017
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032934
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03333c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
1 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jun 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    5 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Nov 2022, 11:50 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2022, 11:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £34,209,3602 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Porchlight£19,852,250 †—Awarded
The Shaw Trust Limited£14,357,110 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 032934-2022-SC220098-1 · Porchlight

    Signed
    25 Oct 2022
    Value
    £19,852,250
    Status
    active
  • Contract 032934-2022-SC220098-2 · The Shaw Trust Limited

    Signed
    25 Oct 2022
    Value
    £14,357,110
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria