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I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Body governed by public law.
Health.

Services.
Service category: No 25.
Main place of performance: Across Newcatle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.

NUTS code: UK .

The establishment of a framework agreement.

Framework agreement with several operators.
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 3.
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: The contract will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 200 000 and 3 600 000 GBP.

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.

Yes.

No.

Starting: 1.12.2010. Completion: 1.12.2013.

The North of Tyne commissioners working on behalf of Newcastle and North Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Northumberland Care Trust are seeking to commission a Child and Adolescent Intensive Community Treatment Service that will deliver high quality specialist Tier 3+ /4 community based Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to the population 0-18yrs across the North of Tyne area, within the boundaries of the Primary Care Organisations detailed above.
This Service will work with the current specialist providers of Tier 3 and 4 CAMHS namely, Northumberland Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare Trust, and NHS commissioners and local communities to meet the mental health needs of children and young people with severe, acute, persistent and highly complex mental health needs.
The Service will meet the requirements of policy and best practice guidance including:
The National Service Framework (NSF) for children, young people and maternity services: the mental health and psychological well-being of children and young people standard 9 (DH 2004) to ensure that, "all children and young people, from birth to their eighteenth birthday who have mental health problems and disorders have access to timely, integrated, high quality multi-disciplinary mental health services to ensure effective assessment, treatment and support, for them and their families.
The children € s plan 2007 (DCSF/DH).
New Horizons (DH 2009) which sets out the expectation that services to treat and care for people with mental health problems will be accessible to all who need them based on the best available evidence and focused on recovery.
Keeping children and young people in mind (DCSF/DH).
Every child matters: change for children (DCSF).
Standards for better health (DH).
High quality care for all € next stage review (TSO 2008).
NHS 2010-2015: from good to great (DH).
Current and emerging national institute for clinical excellence (NICE).
Guidelines including;
NHS North of Tyne Strategic Plan 2010-2014 (NHS North of Tyne).
NHS North-East, Our Vision, Our Future 2008.
Better Health, Fairer Health.
Safer Care North East.
The ten essential shared capabilities: a framework for the whole of the Mental Health Workforce (NIMHE 2004).
Local children and young people € s plans.
Defined Cohort.
The North of Tyne child and adolescent intensive community treatment service is being commissioned to promote, maintain and improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people from 0 to 18 years of age who require assessment, care and treatment of severe, acute and complex mental health needs at Tier 3 + /Tier 4 of the conceptual framework as defined by the 1995 NHS Advisory Service Together We Stand thematic review, which provides the framework for commissioning and delivering comprehensive services.
The commissioners are looking for innovative, forward thinking providers to develop first class services through the delivery of models of care that can deliver measurable improvements in terms of quality, value and outcomes to the mental heath of children and young people in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The Service will be required to seamlessly link with locally commissioned Tier 3 services including specialist services for Early Intervention in Psychosis and regionally commissioned Tier 4 specialist in-patient services in order to provide children, young people and families with an appropriate service to meet their specific needs.
The Service will be a tertiary service at the interface with both Tier 3 and 4 Services.
Expectations of the Service.
We expect providers to offer a well planned, goal-oriented intensive community treatment service specific to the individual in an environment which can meet their needs in the community.
The Service will be expected to link seamlessly with current Tier 3 provision and will provide additional specialist and intensive mental health care for children and young people experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties that require increased levels of support, therapy and intervention that would normally be seen by such services.
Support should also be offered to the child or young persons family/carers to ensure their contribution to the planning of their care.
We expect the service to provide an equitable cover across the whole configuration of Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The Service will be accessed through consultant to consultant referral through current Tier 3 Community based CAMH services and Tier 4 CAMH In-patient services.
NHS North of Tyne serves a population of approximately 98 479 children and young people aged 5-18yrs. (Source office of national statistics: mental health of children and young people in Great Britain 2004).
0.075 % of the population (as defined by Kurtz 2007 as in need of Tier 4 Services) approximately 73 children and young people aged 5-18
Outcomes required:
Evidence of a seamless pathway of care between Tier 3 Services in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, including early intervention psychosis teams and Tier 4 In-Patient Services.
Reduction in the number of referrals to Tier 4 in-patient treatment year on year.
Reduction in the average length of stay in Tier 4 provision year on year.
Year on year improvement in the percentage of users reporting satisfaction with the service measured via a questionnaire.
Reduction in out of area placements.
We are interested to hear from existing and potential providers of child and adolescent specialist intensive community services at Tier 3 + and Tier 4.
In the interests of stimulating the market and encouraging participation and innovation from providers, which may help inform the specification for the services, a provider briefing day will be held the 31.3.2010 (venue to be confirmed).
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and are required to confirm their interest in attending. An expression of interest form (EOI) is required and can be downloaded from the website address below; by following the headed links:
Health Care Provider Tenders - right side link.
CAMHS EOI Form - left side link.
Completed forms should be forwarded to The North East PCT Support Team € email address below.
A pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) is required and submitted PQQ € s will be used to shortlist candidates to receive Tender Documentation; the deadline for receiving PQQ submissions is Monday 12.4.2010 (11:00).
Interested parties can download the PQQ from the website address below; by following the headed links:
Health Care Provider Tenders - right side link.
CAMHS PQQ € left side link.
Completed forms should be forwarded to The North East PCT Support Team € email address below - before the deadline stated above.
Short listed applicants will be sent full tender documents on Wednesday 5.5.2010 and asked to submit completed tender documentation by Monday 21.6.2010 (11:00), with presentations to the award panel being on Thursday 1.7.2010.
Next stage - expression of interest.
Procurement method - pre-qualification questionnaire.
Reply By - 12.4.2010.
Email address for responses -.

cd-pct.northeastpctsupportteam@nhs.net

Web link - http://www.nhsprocurement-northeast.nhs.uk.

85323000.

The expression of interest form and pre-qualification questionnaire can be downloaded from:

www.nhsprocurement-northeast.nhs.net.

The North of Tyne commissioners working on behalf of Newcastle and North Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Northumberland Care Trust are seeking to commission a child and adolescent intensive community treatment service that will deliver high quality specialist Tier 3+ /4 community based child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to the population 0-18yrs across the North of Tyne area, within the boundaries of the primary care organisations detailed above.
This Service will work with the current specialist providers of Tier 3 and 4 CAMHS namely, Northumberland Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare Trust, and NHS commissioners and local communities to meet the mental health needs of children and young people with severe, acute, persistent and highly complex mental health needs.
The Service will meet the requirements of policy and best practice guidance including:
The National Service Framework (NSF) for children, young people and maternity services: the mental health and psychological well-being of children and young people standard 9 (DH 2004) to ensure that, "all children and young people, from birth to their eighteenth birthday who have mental health problems and disorders have access to timely, integrated, high quality multi-disciplinary mental health services to ensure effective assessment, treatment and support, for them and their families.
The children € s plan 2007 (DCSF/DH).
New Horizons (DH 2009) which sets out the expectation that services to treat and care for people with mental health problems will be accessible to all who need them based on the best available evidence and focused on recovery.
Keeping children and young people in mind (DCSF/DH).
Every child matters: change for children (DCSF).
Standards for better health (DH).
High quality care for all € next stage review (TSO 2008).
NHS 2010-2015: from good to great (DH).
Current and emerging National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Guidelines including;
NHS North of Tyne Strategic Plan 2010-2014 (NHS North of Tyne).
NHS North-East, Our Vision, Our Future 2008.
Better Health, Fairer Health.
Safer Care North East.
The ten essential shared capabilities: a framework for the whole of the mental health workforce (NIMHE 2004).
Local children and young people € s plans.
Defined Cohort.
The North of Tyne child and adolescent intensive community treatment service is being commissioned to promote, maintain and improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people from 0 to 18 years of age who require assessment, care and treatment of severe, acute and complex mental health needs at Tier 3 + /Tier 4 of the conceptual framework as defined by the 1995 NHS Advisory Service Together We Stand thematic review, which provides the framework for commissioning and delivering comprehensive services.
The commissioners are looking for innovative, forward thinking providers to develop first class services through the delivery of models of care that can deliver measurable improvements in terms of quality, value and outcomes to the mental heath of children and young people in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The Service will be required to seamlessly link with locally commissioned Tier 3 services including specialist services for Early Intervention in Psychosis and regionally commissioned Tier 4 specialist in-patient services in order to provide children, young people and families with an appropriate service to meet their specific needs.
The Service will be a tertiary service at the interface with both Tier 3 and 4 Services.
Expectations of the Service.
We expect providers to offer a well planned, goal-oriented intensive community treatment service specific to the individual in an environment which can meet their needs in the community.
The Service will be expected to link seamlessly with current Tier 3 provision and will provide additional specialist and intensive mental health care for children and young people experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties that require increased levels of support, therapy and intervention that would normally be seen by such services.
Support should also be offered to the child or young persons family/carers to ensure their contribution to the planning of their care.
We expect the service to provide an equitable cover across the whole configuration of Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The Service will be accessed through consultant to consultant referral through current Tier 3 Community based CAMH services and Tier 4 CAMH In-patient services.
NHS North of Tyne serves a population of approximately 98 479 children and young people aged 5-18yrs. (Source office of national statistics: mental health of children and young people in Great Britain 2004).
0.075 % of the population (as defined by Kurtz 2007 as in need of Tier 4 Services) approximately 73 children and young people aged 5-18
Outcomes required:
Evidence of a seamless pathway of care between Tier 3 Services in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, including early intervention psychosis teams and Tier 4 In-Patient Services.
Reduction in the number of referrals to Tier 4 in-patient treatment year on year.
Reduction in the average length of stay in Tier 4 provision year on year.
Year on year improvement in the percentage of users reporting satisfaction with the service measured via a questionnaire.
Reduction in out of area placements.
We are interested to hear from existing and potential providers of child and adolescent specialist intensive community services at Tier 3 + and Tier 4.
In the interests of stimulating the market and encouraging participation and innovation from providers, which may help inform the specification for the services, a provider briefing day will be held the 31.3.2010 (venue to be confirmed).
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and are required to confirm their interest in attending. An Expression of interest form (EOI) is required and can be downloaded from the website address below; by following the headed links:
Health Care Provider Tenders - right side link.
CAMHS EOI Form - left side link.
Completed forms should be forwarded to The North East PCT Support Team € email address below.
A pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) is required and submitted PQQ € s will be used to shortlist candidates to receive Tender Documentation; the deadline for receiving PQQ submissions is Monday 12.4.2010 (11:00).
Interested parties can download the PQQ from the website address below; by following the headed links:
Health care provider tenders - right side link.
CAMHS PQQ € left side link.
Completed forms should be forwarded to The North East PCT Support Team € email address below - before the deadline stated above.
Short listed applicants will be sent full tender documents on Wednesday 5.5.2010 and asked to submit completed Tender Documentation by Monday 21.6.2010 (11:00), with presentations to the award panel being on Thursday 1.7.2010.
Next stage - expression of interest.
Procurement method - pre-qualification questionnaire.
Reply By - 12.4.2010.
Email address for responses -.

cd-pct.northeastpctsupportteam@nhs.net

Web link - http://www.nhsprocurement-northeast.nhs.uk.

85323000.

The Expression of Interest form and pre-qualification questionnaire can be downloaded from:

www.nhsprocurement-northeast.nhs.net.

The North of Tyne commissioners working on behalf of Newcastle and North Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Northumberland Care Trust are seeking to commission a child and adolescent intensive community treatment service that will deliver high quality specialist Tier 3+ /4 community based child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to the population 0-18yrs across the North of Tyne area, within the boundaries of the Primary Care Organisations detailed above.
This Service will work with the current specialist providers of Tier 3 and 4 CAMHS namely, Northumberland Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare Trust, and NHS commissioners and local communities to meet the mental health needs of children and young people with severe, acute, persistent and highly complex mental health needs.
The Service will meet the requirements of policy and best practice guidance including:
The National Service Framework (NSF) for children, young people and maternity services: the mental Health and Psychological Well-being of Children and Young People Standard 9 (DH 2004) to ensure that, "all children and young people, from birth to their eighteenth birthday who have mental health problems and disorders have access to timely, integrated, high quality multi-disciplinary mental health services to ensure effective assessment, treatment and support, for them and their families.
The Children € s Plan 2007 (DCSF/DH).
New Horizons (DH 2009) which sets out the expectation that services to treat and care for people with mental health problems will be accessible to all who need them based on the best available evidence and focused on recovery.
Keeping children and young people in mind (DCSF/DH).
Every child matters: change for children (DCSF).
Standards for Better Health (DH).
High quality care for all € next stage review (TSO 2008).
NHS 2010-2015: from good to great (DH).
Current and emerging National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Guidelines including;
NHS North of Tyne Strategic Plan 2010-2014 (NHS North of Tyne).
NHS North-East, Our Vision, Our Future 2008.
Better Health, Fairer Health.
Safer Care North East.
The ten essential shared capabilities: a framework for the whole of the Mental Health Workforce (NIMHE 2004).
Local children and young people € s plans.
Defined Cohort.
The North of Tyne child and adolescent intensive community treatment service is being commissioned to promote, maintain and improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people from 0 to 18 years of age who require assessment, care and treatment of severe, acute and complex mental health needs at Tier 3 + /Tier 4 of the conceptual framework as defined by the 1995 NHS Advisory Service Together We Stand thematic review, which provides the framework for commissioning and delivering comprehensive services.
The commissioners are looking for innovative, forward thinking providers to develop first class services through the delivery of models of care that can deliver measurable improvements in terms of quality, value and outcomes to the mental heath of children and young people in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The Service will be required to seamlessly link with locally commissioned Tier 3 services including specialist services for Early Intervention in Psychosis and regionally commissioned Tier 4 specialist In-Patient Services in order to provide children, young people and families with an appropriate service to meet their specific needs.
The Service will be a tertiary service at the interface with both Tier 3 and 4 Services.
Expectations of the Service.
We expect providers to offer a well planned, goal-oriented intensive community treatment service specific to the individual in an environment which can meet their needs in the community.
The Service will be expected to link seamlessly with current Tier 3 provision and will provide additional specialist and intensive mental health care for children and young people experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties that require increased levels of support, therapy and intervention that would normally be seen by such services.
Support should also be offered to the child or young persons family/carers to ensure their contribution to the planning of their care.
We expect the service to provide an equitable cover across the whole configuration of Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The Service will be accessed through consultant to consultant referral through current Tier 3 Community based CAMH services and Tier 4 CAMH In-patient services.
NHS North of Tyne serves a population of approximately 98 479 children and young people aged 5-18yrs. (Source office of national statistics: mental health of children and young people in Great Britain 2004).
0.075 % of the population (as defined by Kurtz 2007 as in need of Tier 4 Services) approximately 73 children and young people aged 5-18
Outcomes required:
Evidence of a seamless pathway of care between Tier 3 Services in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, including early intervention psychosis teams and Tier 4 In-Patient Services.
Reduction in the number of referrals to Tier 4 in-patient treatment year on year.
Reduction in the average length of stay in Tier 4 provision year on year.
Year on year improvement in the percentage of users reporting satisfaction with the service measured via a questionnaire.
Reduction in out of area placements.
We are interested to hear from existing and potential providers of child and adolescent specialist intensive community services at Tier 3 + and Tier 4.
In the interests of stimulating the market and encouraging participation and innovation from providers, which may help inform the specification for the services, a provider briefing day will be held the 31.3.2010 (venue to be confirmed).
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and are required to confirm their interest in attending. An Expression of interest form (EOI) is required and can be downloaded from the website address below; by following the headed links:
Health Care Provider Tenders - right side link.
CAMHS EOI Form - left side link.
Completed forms should be forwarded to The North East PCT Support Team € email address below.
A pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) is required and submitted PQQ € s will be used to shortlist candidates to receive Tender Documentation; the deadline for receiving PQQ submissions is Monday 12.4.2010 (11:00).
Interested parties can download the PQQ from the website address below; by following the headed links:
Health Care Provider Tenders - right side link.
CAMHS PQQ € left side link.
Completed forms should be forwarded to The North East PCT Support Team € email address below - before the deadline stated above.
Short listed applicants will be sent full tender documents on Wednesday 5.5.2010 and asked to submit completed Tender Documentation by Monday 21.6.2010, with presentations to the award panel being on Thursday 1.7.2010.
Next stage - expression of interest.
Procurement method - pre-qualification questionnaire.
Reply By - 12.4.2010.
Email address for responses -.

cd-pct.northeastpctsupportteam@nhs.net

Web link - http://www.nhsprocurement-northeast.nhs.uk.

85323000.

The expression of interest form and pre-qualification questionnaire can be downloaded from:

www.nhsprocurement-northeast.nhs.net.

No.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The pre- qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for the services will be used to shotlist candidates to receive tender documentation.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The pre- qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for the services will be used to shotlist candidates to receive tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The pre- qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for the services will be used to shotlist candidates to receive tender documentation.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
The pre- qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for the services will be used to shotlist candidates to receive tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
The pre- qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for the services will be used to shotlist candidates to receive tender documentation.

Restricted.

Envisaged number of operators 5.

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.

No.

CPST2009-029.

12.4.2010 - 11:00.

5.5.2010.

English.

All details pertaining to this contract will be provided with the PQQ and the ITT.
(MT Ref:64166).

4.3.2010.