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Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use

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Topic
Health and social work services
Published
26 July 2024

Tender description

Prior information notice - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use Lot 1: Lot 1: Belfast Heath and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) This contract will be awarded on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland. It will be for the provision of a Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults (aged 18+ years) and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use in the five Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) areas across Northern Ireland. Adult Step 2 Services are defined as services for adults who are identified as having problematic substance use. Services cover early interventions, treatment and relapse prevention support. The tendered service addresses two distinct population groups; Individuals using substances (aged 18+ years); and People affected by the substance use of others (aged 18+ years). Service Providers are required to deliver Step 2 structured community based early intervention and support service to individuals with problematic substance use and people affected by the substance use of others, including where appropriate; Promotion of psychoeducational materials and delivery of brief advice and support, Extended Brief Interventions and Psychotherapeutic Interventions. Brief advice and structured support will also be provided to family members / carers / People affected by the substance use of others regardless of whether the individual with substance use issues is accessing treatment for their substance use as part of the Step 2 service. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services. It is also to make potential Providers aware of, in advance of the publication of the tender, the key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (PPN 01/21) and Human Rights (PPN 05/21) that will be included in any future Tender. Lot 2: Lot 2: South Eastern Heath and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) This contract will be awarded on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland. It will be for the provision of a Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults (aged 18+ years) and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use in the five Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) areas across Northern Ireland. Adult Step 2 Services are defined as services for adults who are identified as having problematic substance use. Services cover early interventions, treatment and relapse prevention support. The tendered service addresses two distinct population groups; Individuals using substances (aged 18+ years); and People affected by the substance use of others (aged 18+ years). Service Providers are required to deliver Step 2 structured community based early intervention and support service to individuals with problematic substance use and people affected by the substance use of others, including where appropriate; Promotion of psychoeducational materials and delivery of brief advice and support, Extended Brief Interventions and Psychotherapeutic Interventions. Brief advice and structured support will also be provided to family members / carers / People affected by the substance use of others regardless of whether the individual with substance use issues is accessing treatment for their substance use as part of the Step 2 service. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services. It is also to make potential Providers aware of, in advance of the publication of the tender, the key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (PPN 01/21) and Human Rights (PPN 05/21) that will be included in any future Tender. Lot 3: Lot 3: Northern Heath and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) This contract will be awarded on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland. It will be for the provision of a Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults (aged 18+ years) and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use in the five Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) areas across Northern Ireland. Adult Step 2 Services are defined as services for adults who are identified as having problematic substance use. Services cover early interventions, treatment and relapse prevention support. The tendered service addresses two distinct population groups; Individuals using substances (aged 18+ years); and People affected by the substance use of others (aged 18+ years). Service Providers are required to deliver Step 2 structured community based early intervention and support service to individuals with problematic substance use and people affected by the substance use of others, including where appropriate; Promotion of psychoeducational materials and delivery of brief advice and support, Extended Brief Interventions and Psychotherapeutic Interventions. Brief advice and structured support will also be provided to family members / carers / People affected by the substance use of others regardless of whether the individual with substance use issues is accessing treatment for their substance use as part of the Step 2 service. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services. It is also to make potential Providers aware of, in advance of the publication of the tender, the key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (PPN 01/21) and Human Rights (PPN 05/21) that will be included in any future Tender. Lot 4: Lot 4: Western Heath and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) This contract will be awarded on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland. It will be for the provision of a Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults (aged 18+ years) and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use in the five Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) areas across Northern Ireland. Adult Step 2 Services are defined as services for adults who are identified as having problematic substance use. Services cover early interventions, treatment and relapse prevention support. The tendered service addresses two distinct population groups; Individuals using substances (aged 18+ years); and People affected by the substance use of others (aged 18+ years). Service Providers are required to deliver Step 2 structured community based early intervention and support service to individuals with problematic substance use and people affected by the substance use of others, including where appropriate; Promotion of psychoeducational materials and delivery of brief advice and support, Extended Brief Interventions and Psychotherapeutic Interventions. Brief advice and structured support will also be provided to family members / carers / People affected by the substance use of others regardless of whether the individual with substance use issues is accessing treatment for their substance use as part of the Step 2 service. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services. It is also to make potential Providers aware of, in advance of the publication of the tender, the key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (PPN 01/21) and Human Rights (PPN 05/21) that will be included in any future Tender. Lot 5: Lot 5: Southern Heath and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) This contract will be awarded on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland. It will be for the provision of a Community Based Early Intervention Services for Adults (aged 18+ years) and Family Members / Carers / People affected by Substance Use in the five Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) areas across Northern Ireland. Adult Step 2 Services are defined as services for adults who are identified as having problematic substance use. Services cover early interventions, treatment and relapse prevention support. The tendered service addresses two distinct population groups; Individuals using substances (aged 18+ years); and People affected by the substance use of others (aged 18+ years). Service Providers are required to deliver Step 2 structured community based early intervention and support service to individuals with problematic substance use and people affected by the substance use of others, including where appropriate; Promotion of psychoeducational materials and delivery of brief advice and support, Extended Brief Interventions and Psychotherapeutic Interventions. Brief advice and structured support will also be provided to family members / carers / People affected by the substance use of others regardless of whether the individual with substance use issues is accessing treatment for their substance use as part of the Step 2 service. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services. It is also to make potential Providers aware of, in advance of the publication of the tender, the key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (PPN 01/21) and Human Rights (PPN 05/21) that will be included in any future Tender.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published26 July 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

HSC Business Services Organisation provides shared business support to the health and social care system in Northern Ireland, and buys as a regional healthcare body through its Procurement and Logistics Service. PaLS lets and manages contracts for goods and services on behalf of the family of HSC organisations. Every competition above the quotation threshold is advertised on the eTendersNI portal, where suppliers register to view documents and submit returns. Smaller requirements go out as quotations through eTendersNI. Twelve category sourcing teams work from eight sites across Northern Ireland.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of HSC Business Services Organisation's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85000000 · Health and social work services
  • 85300000 · Social work and related services
  • 85312300 · Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312320 · Counselling services
  • 85320000 · Social services
  • 98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

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