WMCPC Eating Disorder Services
Estimated value
£1.8m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
2
Published
11 Jul 2025
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Description
***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** <br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of Eating Disorder Services; Day Care Services and Intensive Support at Home Services.<br/><br/>Contract Length is expected to be a maximum of 16 months, in line with the Lead Provider contract commissioned by NHSE. The contract length advertised is aligned to the Provider Collaborative’s current contract with NHSE. All current WMCPC sub-contracts run until March 2027, in line with the NHS Head Contract. After this time, the subsequent contract that NHSE then issues to the Lead Provider can then be reflected in all sub-contracts, including this one. A compliant procurement process will be undertaken to renew the contract.<br/><br/>The service(s) must be located within the geography of the West Midlands.<br/><br/>Further details are provided in II.2.4 below.<br/><br/>The Commissioner intends to hold an open forum market engagement event via MS Teams on 24th July 2025 at 13:00 to 14:30, with a follow up 30 minute 1:1 sessions being held on <br/>29th July between 09:00 – 16:00 and 31st July between 09:00 – 16:00. You will only be invited to a 1:1 session if you have attended the open forum event, to ensure all attendees have access to the same information. Sessions will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis. Interested parties should express an interest in attending by completing a short questionnaire which can be found on the Atamis Health Family portal (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search for project C374172. A link to the event can be accessed via the invitation located within the Documents area of the Atamis project.<br/><br/>Please ensure that you have registered your interest in attending the market engagement event by 23rd July 2025 at 12 noon.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-055e04
- Total value
- £1,777,009 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2027
Should the Lead Provider arrangements change during the term of the contract, relevant responsibilities will be transferred to an alternative organisation as appropriate. The General Condition 12 ‘Assignment and Sub-Contracting’ of the NHS Standard Contract, as per the obligations of the commissioner, will set out the terms and conditions under which the contract will be transferred or assigned
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 85111500
- Contract locations
- West Midlands
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality and Innovation | 28.00 | quality | — |
| Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability | 46.00 | quality | — |
| Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice | 06.00 | quality | — |
| Social value | 10.00 | quality | — |
| Value | 10.00 | cost | — |
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 Eating Disorder Day Care Services | £940k | planned |
| 2 | Lot 2 Eating Disorder Intensive Support at Home Services | — | planned |