Interested parties are invited by the NHS Confederation, acting on behalf of the National Mental Health Development Unit, to tender for the work set out in Annex C of this document.  For this purpose we enclose the following information which will form the basis of any contract the NHS Confederation may award. (see link below to access these documents)

Invitation to tender
Annex A        Instructions to Tenderers
Annex B        Evaluation Criteria
Annex C        Scope of Work
Annex D Standard Terms of Contract      

Download the full documentation here

Submitted tenders should include:

1. A written statement of the scope of your proposal.  Specifically, whether you are tendering for the whole programme (including both regional networks), to run one network only, or have included proposals and prices for both of these options (see Annex C for details).
2. A written statement of the price you would change for the work. 
3. A written statement of how the specified service will be provided, and who will undertake the work.  This statement should include information relevant to all of the evaluation criteria set out in Annex B.
4. A list of any ‘contract exceptions'; that is any changes you would request to the standard Terms of Contract set out in Annex D. 
   
   Your tender should be submitted in hard copy, in a plain sealed envelope marked ‘TENDER' and addressed to:
   
   Winnie Kitaka
   NMHDU Contract Project Coordinator
   NHS Confederation
   29, Bressenden Place
   London, SW1E 5DD
   

Bids should be received no later than 17.00 on 19 February 2010.

We welcome innovative proposals. If you can offer any alternative methods of fulfilling our requirements, please send details with and IN ADDITION TO the requested tender information. Please mark clearly which is the requested tender information and which is the additional proposal.

The deadline for submitting queries about the tender documentation was 12.00 noon on 11 February 2010 will not receive a response.  Please download a copy of all queries recieved by this deadline and our responses here.  We are unable to respond to any further queries about the tender documentation.  If you have any further questions about the tender submissions process, please contact Winnie Kitaka via: winnie.kitaka@nhsconfed.org

Yours sincerely
Elizabeth Wade, Senior Policy Manager
PCT Network, NHS Confederation

The National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) is the agency charged with supporting the implementation of mental health policy in England by the Department of Health in collaboration with the NHS, Local Authorities and other major stakeholders.