Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c96-beab-7019-a30f-5a93a0c68971/market-engagement-for-nhs-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-icb-children-and-young-pe

pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Market Engagement for NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB Children and Young People's THRIVE Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Framework

[NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-midlands-and-lancashire-csu)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

24 Oct 2022

Deadline

Rolling deadline

## 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.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

This is a call for expressions of interest to attend a Market Engagement Event for NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB's Children and Young People's THRIVE Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Framework and complete a short questionnaire. The aim of the session is to gauge potential interest, inform the market of the Commissioner's plan for this service and any potential future procurement process, and review the potential structure of the contract. This will include discussions around an infrastructure management/lead provider model. This will include discussions around an infrastructure management/lead provider model. We are keen to hear from a full range of organisations including community based grassroots organisations as well as those that operate at a larger scale. If a competitive tender process is pursued by the ICB, it will be open to all suppliers regardless of whether they attended the Market Engagement event.

The Market Engagement event will take place on 18th November 2022 via Teams. There will be subsequent engagement events at local level during w/c 29th November 2022 with dates and venues to be confirmed.

Interested providers are advised to register with MLCSU e-Procurement portal Bravo via the following link: [mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk)

The relevant PQQ reference number for this is PQQ\_523 and the questionnaire will be located within this PQQ.

For more information and to book your place at the Bidder Engagement Event, you will need to follow these steps:

\*Please note: Maximum 2 attendees per organisation\*

### To register on the portal: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

- From the portal (NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement services Portal Home Page, click the 'Click Here to Register' link.
- Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal.
- Complete your organisation & personal details.
- Choose a memorable username and submit.
- You will be sent an email with your unique password.
- Search out PQQ\_523 Complete short questionnaire and submit by the deadline of 7th November 2022.

Correspondence and communication will only be dealt with through the Bravo website. For technical support in accessing the PQQ please contact the BravoSolution Help-desk.

[annafreud.org](https://www.annafreud.org/mental-health-professionals/thrive-framework/)

Additional information:

At this stage this is an engagement exercise only and not a call for competition. Should this service be subject to a procurement, it will be advertised separately.

Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this exercise on behalf of the Commissioners.

Details of the Market Engagement Event will be made available on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at [mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk)

Candidates wishing to participate must register at [mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk)

Candidates already registered will not need to re-register.

This contract 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 authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes

Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations.

Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts. This is not a call for tenders and the Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for tenders should as considers necessary.

The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or

postponed.

All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these.

Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.

In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the

contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet.

The ICB reserve the right to change plans and proposals for any forthcoming procurement exercise as a result of feedback obtained and do not guarantee to consider or adopt any of the proposals put forward by the market.

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## CPV classification

Health services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7696a7b0-86e2-4558-ad29-e3ee4afeda32)

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