Children and Young People Mental Health Early Intervention Hubs

Tender description

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to award a minimum of 10 contracts for the delivery of Children and Young People Mental Health Hubs. The hubs will provide early intervention services for children and young people within the age range of 11-25 years old. Lot 1: The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to award a minimum of 10 contracts for the delivery of Children and Young People Mental Health Hubs. The hubs will provide early intervention services for children and young people within the age range of 11-25 years old.<br/>Initial contract term: 24 months. <br/>Extension: The contract may be extended for a maximum duration of 12 months, contingent upon the sole discretion of the Buyer, budget availability, and internal approvals. At present, there is no indication of the availability of subsequent funding for this service.<br/>Estimated value for all contracts (including extensions): £3,100,000 exclusive, £3,720,000 inclusive of VAT.<br/>Each supplier contract will be awarded for a maximum value of £310,000 excl. VAT. <br/>The DHSC is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, budget cap and appetite for this project.<br/>For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from suppliers that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. This market engagement process do not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis.<br/>The contracting authority considers that this future opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs) or Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.<br/><br/>The procurement exercise will be undertaken via Atamis system. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. Registration is free of any charge.<br/>To find this opportunity in the future, select “Find Opportunities” and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity press the ‘Register Interest’ button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on ‘My proposals and quotes’. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the completed questionnaire, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the Market Engagement. Additional information: A Market Engagement Questionnaire and draft Specifications can be found on: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77d302a-e2e6-4139-b746-d4266354cf24 <br/><br/>The completed questionnaire should be returned via email ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk quoting ‘CYPMH Hubs’ no later than 4th September 2023, 5pm