Health and social work services

Tender description

Kent Clinical Commissioning Groups and Kent County Council are working together to deliver the transformation agenda around Children's and Young People's Health and Wellbeing. Our approach will lead to a whole system transformation of Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services for Children and Young People in Kent. As part of our commitment to working together to secure this whole system vision, these services will be procured through an integrated programme. West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group is leading on the commissioning of the NHS Children and Young People Mental Health Service at the targeted and specialist level of provision on behalf of all Kent Clinical Commissioning Groups. Kent County Council Public Health is leading on the commissioning of a School Public Health Service to include primary and adolescent services and universal emotional wellbeing. This represents a truly exciting opportunity for Providers to work with us to deliver this unprecedented integration within Kent. On behalf of the CCG's and KCC and NHS England we wish to invite interested providers to express an interest in tendering for this opportunity. The opportunity consists of 4 separate contracts (Lots) as show below: (Lot 1) Targeted and Specialist Mental Health Service for Children and Young People. West Kent and North Kent Clinical Commissioning Group areas. (Lot 2) Targeted and Specialist Mental Health Services for Children and Young People. East Kent Clinical Commissioning Group areas. (Lot 3) Universal Schools and Public Health Service Primary Aged Children, Kent County Council Public Health. (Lot 4) Adolescent Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service, Kent County Council Public Health. Our current intention is for each of the 4 contracts above to be awarded for 5 years with extension options for up to a further 2 years. The total value of the contract is anticipated to be no more than 250 000 000 GBP for the life of the contract (5 years +2 years). Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. In order to submit your interest in this opportunity please select the ‘Login and Express an Interest’ button located at the bottom of this page. Note that in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account. After registration is complete and you have received your login details you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest. You will then be given access to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)/Registration Form which will include a background document. Further guidance regarding how to use the portal can be found in the user guide attached to the advert on the Kent Business Portal. Access to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire/Registration Form will be from 7.6.2016 and will run until 22.7.2016 at 12:00. Further guidance regarding how to use the Kent Business Portal can be found in the user guide attached to the bottom of this advert. Indicative procurement time-scales have been provided as an attachment to this opportunity which can be found on the Kent Business Portal. Questions and Communication Please direct all questions and communication through the Kent Business Portal via the ‘Discussions’ facility. Further guidance can be can be found within the user guide located at the bottom of this page.