916/2021 - Mental Health and Learning Disability Employability, Welfare and Benefits Advice Services

A Tender Notice
by CROYDON COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
1 year
Value
£1M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
09 Feb 2021
Delivery
To 27 Feb 2022 (est.)
Deadline
04 Mar 2021 12:00

Related Terms

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The London Borough of Croydon wishes to establish four individual contracts for the provision of Mental Health and Learning Disability Employability, Welfare and Benefits Advice. The four contracts are: Lot 1 – Mental Health High Intensity Support Service Lot 2 – Mental Health Employment and Wellbeing Support Service Lot 3 – Learning Disability Support Service Lot 4 – Welfare and Benefits Advice and Casework Service This tender process is being carried out in accordance with the Light Touch Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made

Lot Division

1 Mental Health High Intensity Support Service
  • Value: £150K

The London Borough of Croydon intends to commission a Mental Health High Intensity Service which supports adults aged 18 and over with an enduring/long term mental health need to improve their prospects of sustainable, paid employment in the open labour market or self-employment. Providers will be required to support individuals who also experience learning disability or autism in addition to their mental health diagnosis.
2 Mental Health Employment and Wellbeing Support Service
  • Value: £496K

The London Borough of Croydon intends to commission a Mental Health Employability and Wellbeing Support Service, to provide employment and wellbeing support for service users, aged 18 and over living in the London Borough of Croydon. As part of the commissioning process, we are seeking to work with local providers with experience and expertise in providing employment and wellbeing support for residents with a mental health need. The service delivered will form part of an integrated approach to the delivery of an appropriate employment and welfare pathway which maximise the support offered to individuals with a mental health need.
3 Learning Disability Support Service
  • Value: £150K

The London Borough of Croydon intends to commission a Learning Disability Support Service for adults aged 18 and over with a learning disability who require support with accessing employment, training and volunteering opportunities and/or accessing welfare and benefits, and with accessing a range of social, leisure and cultural services in the borough. The service delivered will form part of an integrated approach to the delivery of Croydon’s Employment and Welfare service pathway, to maximise the support offered to those with a learning disability and/or autism need.
4 Welfare and Benefits Advice and Casework Service
  • Value: £322K

The London Borough of Croydon intends to commission a Welfare Benefits Advice and Casework Service to provide support with Welfare and Benefits related matters to individual age 18 and over, with a mental health need living in the London Borough of Croydon. Providers will be required to support individuals who also experience learning disability or autism in addition to their mental health diagnosis. The service delivered will form part of an integrated approach to the delivery of Croydon’s Employment and Welfare service pathway, including Welfare and Benefit Advice, with the aim of maximise the support offered to those with a mental health need.

Renewal Options

The initial term will be 12 months followed by a possible 12 month extension.

Award Criteria

Quality 60%
price 40%

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

  • An E-Catalogue is required.
  • Variant bids are not accepted.
  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

The full scope of the contract requirements are provided in the Service Specifications, which forms part of the Tender Documents available via the London Tenders Portal (www.londontenders.org).. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council has identified that the proposed service provision falls within the scope of ‘social and other specific services’ set out within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Consequently, the so-called light touch regime will apply to this procurement. The Council reserves the right, subject to the provisions of the Regulations to change without notice the basis of any part of the procurement process or to cancel the procurement at any time and not proceed with the award of any contract at any stage of the procurement process. In addition, the Council reserves the right to amend and re-issue/re-publish documentation as part of tender opportunity where the Council receives a poor or inadequate response from the market and economic operators operating in the market in relation to one or more Lots. In such circumstances the Council, reserves the right to amend and/or update any of the Specifications and/or other documentation and request fresh submissions from all applicants who have expressed an interest in the relevant Lot, as well as from any other economic operator. The Council will publish all relevant information where it is re-issuing documentation and inviting applicants to make fresh submissions. If you wish to register an interest in this contract please register your company free of charge via https://www.londontenders.org (supplier area). All questions and queries regarding the procurement must be posted via the London tenders portal. Tender responses may be submitted at any time before the closing date.

Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-0291c1
  • FTS 002650-2021

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