Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training

To deliver the approved national curriculum for IAPT MBCT Teacher Training.

United Kingdom-Dorking: Miscellaneous health services

2017/S 177-362550

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

NHS Commercial Solutions on behalf of Sussex Partnership NHS Trust working with Health Education England
The Atrium. Curtis Road.
Dorking
RH4 1XA
United Kingdom
Contact person: Jeff Scott Lead Category Manager — Commissioning
E-mail: NHSCS.commissioning@nhs.net
NUTS code: UK

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk/

I.2)Joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

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:

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Health Education England Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme Procurement.

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85140000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The project aims to deliver the following training:

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training

To deliver the approved national curriculum for IAPT MBCT Teacher Training, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements).

Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners

To deliver one of the two approved national curricula for IAPT Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements).

To work in close partnership with Relate at a national level to prioritise practitioners who are suitably qualified to enter the programme and who have specific commitments in place to deliver CTfD within or on behalf of IAPT services on completion of the training.

Full details are available in the Bravo eTendering portal as described in this Notice.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 386 700.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Lot No: See tender documentation

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85140000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

Main site or place of performance:

England ( no code for England only available in Bravo notice system ).

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See tender documentation.

Commissioner Communication Event

On the 18.9.2017 the Commissioners will hold an open teleconference event to enable potential providers to discuss the project and raise any initial questions.

The schedule for the event is

CTfD discussion 12:30-13:15

MBCT discussion 13:30-14:15

The dial-in details for both meetings are:

Phone Number- 03003040370

Conference ID- 474927

Potential providers will be required to advise the Commissioner of their intention to participate, which session they will dial in for, and confirm their nominated participants beforehand. Please register via the Bravo system, or to the following email address:

NHSCS.commissioning@nhs.net

before 10:00 on 18.9.2017.

The Commissioners will accept written questions submitted in advance of the call.

Participants are advised that in order to ensure as open a discussion as possible, the Commissioners will endeavour to provide full verbal responses to all questions raised. However to ensure transparency and a formal audit trail during the procurement process, any potential provider who wishes to rely on any information provided during the call must also submit their question via the Bravo eTendering Clarification Question process, to enable the Commissioners to issue a formal response to all tender participants.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

End: 28/03/2019

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 09/10/2017

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 08/01/2018

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 12/10/2017

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Test for issue 32067 en_GB.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Health Education England
Brighton
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

12/09/2017