Tender

Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Tender

03 Feb 2019 at 17:30

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is seeking services for a "Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service." This procurement falls within the health and social work services sector and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The process is currently at the Tender stage, with submissions due by 4th March 2019. The contract length is two years, starting from 1st October 2019 and potentially extendable for an additional year. This opportunity is being conducted via an open procurement method.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses focused on mental health services, psychological interventions, and community support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find themselves particularly well-suited to compete, especially those able to provide innovative and flexible approaches to service delivery. The requirement for a diverse range of therapeutic interventions allows for tailored proposals that can cater to varying patient needs, thus enhancing growth prospects in the healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service

Notice Description

NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG is undertaking a procurement for the provision of a Primary Mental Health & Talking Therapy Service (incorporating Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The contract duration will be 2 years (24 months) with an option to extend for a further 1 years (12 months). The aims and objectives of the service are: * To provide a single gateway for all patients requiring treatment and tailored support for common mental health problems at a primary care level. * To co-ordinate each person's journey to recovery through the service by utilising a case management approach. * To support the implementation of NICE guidelines, using evidence based psychological interventions, in the treatment of anxiety and depression. * To offer a range of wider non-IAPT based interventions ensuring that both adapts and reflects the needs of a diverse population and compliments the delivery of statutory obligations in the delivery of psychological therapies. * To offer a diverse range of interventions to include remote, face-to-face, group and guided self-help to ensure greater access and patient choice. * Elements of the service delivering to people with LTC and/or MUS will be integrated into existing medical pathways and services. * Services will be co-located with primary care, contingent on local network development. * Provide individualised support to individuals who may have difficulty accessing the therapeutic elements of the service due to difficulties as a result of wider personal, social or clinical factors, that impact on their potential recovery. * Provide a tailored service for pre and post-natal women who do not meet the threshold for specialist perinatal mental health services, but may be at an increased risk due to common mental health problems. * In accordance with the key themes from co-design events the service will: - provide direct access to a practitioner at the first point of contact. - provide flexible access (including times) to services so not to exclude individuals in employment or with caring responsibilities. - effectively assist people who feel they are in crisis and navigate any step up to more specialised services. - acknowledge and support the role of carers and wider support networks - link to wider community-based resources - provide an early intervention to prevent the escalation of a problem.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcb96e7b-e1b9-4f68-9838-5c0ff3a640fc
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2022 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Richard Ward
Contact Email
richard.ward11@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WEST BROMWICH
Postcode
B70 9LD
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
West Bromwich Central
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

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