Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2022-573243

FTS Reference: 2022-020880

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrate Care Board
na
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE13QT
UK
Contact person: Thomas Greenwood
NUTS code:  UKF1 -  Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Employment Advisors in IAPT for NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG
Reference number:  46409
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79610000  -  Placement services of personnel
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (formerly Clinical Commissioning Group) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Employment Advisors in IAPT service, by responding to the opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) acted as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1008000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79610000  -  Placement services of personnel
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF1 -  Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (formerly Clinical Commissioning Group) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Employment Advisors in IAPT service, by responding to the opportunity as required and described in the published tender documentation. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) acted as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process.
The process was a one stage open process.
Employment Advisors (EA) in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) is a project jointly run by the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and DoHSC (Department of Health and Social Care). It has been set up in recognition that there are poorer employment outcomes for people with coexisting mental and physical health problems. It aims to increase the availability of employment support within IAPT services to ensure that there is sufficient employment support capacity to provide a fully integrated therapy and employment support for people who are employed, those off sick from work and those who are unemployed and looking to find work.
The awarded contract is for 6 months from 1st April 2022 to 30th September 2022, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 6 months until 31st March 2023 (subject to further confirmation of external funding beyond initial term).
There was a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Any bids exceeding £1,008,000.00 per annum were to be excluded from evaluation and disqualified from the process. No bids over £1,008,000.00 would be accepted.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  100
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  0
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement was established with the successful Bidder(s) for a an initial period of 6 months commencing 1st April 2022, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 6 months (subject to further confirmation of external funding beyond initial term).
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 the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2021/S 000-025624

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 6409 - Provision of Employment Advisors in IAPT

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Ingeus UK Ltd
The Registry 3 Royal Mint Court
London
EC3N 4QN
UK
NUTS code:  UKI -  LONDON

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1008000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK