East Berkshire Children and Young People Therapy Services

Description

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking to secure a provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver a children and young people’s therapy service across the East Berkshire patch.<br/><br/>Frimley ICB is acting as lead commissioner with other commissioners, as a "Partnership”, with the following 3 organisations:<br/><br/>• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Local Authority<br/>• Bracknell Forest Local Authority<br/>• Slough Local Authority<br/><br/>The East Berkshire Children and Young People Therapy Services brings together the health and local authority provision across the therapy services of Speech and Language, Occupational and Physiotherapy.<br/><br/>The contract duration is for an initial 5 years from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030 with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The new contract is anticipated to go live in April 2025, with a 3-month prior mobilisation period to ensure implementation of critical services. There is a further 1-year mobilisation from contract award to deliver new elements of the services.<br/><br/>TUPE is likely to apply. TUPE information is available on request.<br/><br/>This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Lot 1: NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking to secure a provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver a children and young people’s therapy service across the East Berkshire patch.<br/><br/>Frimley ICB is acting as lead commissioner with other commissioners, as a "Partnership”, with the following 3 organisations:<br/><br/>• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Local Authority<br/>• Bracknell Forest Local Authority<br/>• Slough Local Authority<br/><br/>The East Berkshire Children and Young People Therapy Services brings together the health and local authority provision across the therapy services of Speech and Language, Occupational and Physiotherapy.<br/><br/>The contract duration is for an initial 5 years from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030 with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The new contract is anticipated to go live in April 2025, with a 3-month prior mobilisation period to ensure implementation of critical services. There is a further 1-year mobilisation from contract award to deliver new elements of the services.<br/><br/>TUPE is likely to apply. TUPE information is available on request.<br/><br/>The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12 Noon 09 September 2024.<br/><br/>The total maximum contract value for the 5 Year Contract is £19,556,865 excluding extensions and including VAT. At the end of the initial contract term, the Commissioner will have an extension option for any period up to a further 2 Years available which will be awarded at their discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of £27,379,611 inclusive of VAT, over 7 years if the full contract term is fulfilled.<br/><br/>NHS Frimley ICB is conducting this procurement in accordance with Regulation 11 The Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023(PSR Regulations)<br/><br/>This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.<br/><br/>Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link:<br/>https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome)<br/><br/>Project Reference: C300060<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal<br/><br/>https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (https://healthfamily.<br/>force.com/s/Welcome)<br/><br/>Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:<br/><br/>Phone: 0800 9956035<br/>E-mail:support-health@atamis.co.uk