Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba1-b362-73e6-b535-b48fe7990fa4/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-dynamic-purchasing-system-d Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) [North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-staffordshire-combined-healthcare-nhs-trust) Estimated value £5,000,000 Published 19 Sept 2023 Deadline 378 days left 1 Nov 2027 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has created a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) and invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to qualify for the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The purpose of issuing a new Contract Notice is to Inform the market of the re-opening of the DPS for qualification - previous FTS notice reference 2022/S 000-017401. The DPS provides for a full range of different Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services covering the areas of North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. The DPS offers different delivery modalities including face to face, digital and a blended approach. This DPS service specification (Stage 1) seeks to provide an overview of the future scope of the DPS for qualification purposes. NSCHT aims to use the DPS to procure CAMHS services that will enhance existing delivery and work intuitively with the Trust's provision. All future service specifications and provision under the DPS (Stage 2) will be expected to: • Operate across the 0-25-year spectrum, in line with detailed specification requirements, most of the activity is expected to be within the 0-18-year spectrum. • Take a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to care and support for service users, as appropriate. • Take a strengths-based and trauma informed approach to care/support that has an outcome focus. • Use agreed and appropriate outcome measure tools. • Provide timely, high quality and accessible services for children and young people and their families/carers. Whilst there will not be specified lots, interested organisations will be required to indicate their area(s) of expertise and delivery modalities as part of the qualification process. This will form the basis of shortlisting bidders in future for specified requirements under the DPS (stage 2). The DPS went live February 2023 and shall be live for a period of 5 years from this date. The DPS shall remain open over this period for new organisations to complete the registration process and join. Once appointed all eligible/capable providers shall be invited into requests for quotations as and when requirements become available. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply. The DPS shall remain open to reasonable modification for innovative practices being introduced by bidders and changes within the healthcare system throughout the life of the DPS. Applicants should register there interest to join the DPS via the MLCSU Atamis eTendering System [atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome](https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome). Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal [health-family.force.com/s/Welcome](https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome). Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: ### Phone: 0800 9956035 ### E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise for another NHS body, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, with whom the successful bidders will enter into contract for a place on the DPS and future contracts which may be let via the DPS. Midlands and Lancashire CSU are not the contracting party. Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The Trust is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Read full description ## CPV classification Health services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a2c9f2ed-4e05-46e3-9b17-6f6413f3d46e) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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