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Primary Care Based Mental Health Services including IAPT in East Sussex 21.794

NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES

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Award

23 Feb 2022 at 10:34

Award Notice
Tender

08 Feb 2022 at 14:33

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS South of England Procurement Services has directly awarded a 24-month contract for "Primary Care Based Mental Health Services including IAPT in East Sussex" to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, commencing from 1st April 2022. This award falls under the health services category and has a total contract value of £31,751,153. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with the tender period ending on 22nd February 2022. The services are set to be delivered in East Sussex, specifically within the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), actively engaged in mental health services and support. Companies that provide qualified mental health professionals or services aligned with the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme could greatly benefit from this contract. The emphasis on expanding mental health accessibility as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan further underscores the potential for growth in this sector, particularly as the NHS seeks to enhance community mental health services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Primary Care Based Mental Health Services including IAPT in East Sussex 21.794

Notice Description

This notice is to inform the market of the direct award of a 24-month contract to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Primary Care Based Mental Health Services including IAPT in East Sussex for NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group ('the CCG') commencing 1st April 2022. East Sussex Primary Care Based Mental Health Services consists of two core and integrated components. The first of which is the provision of Primary Care Mental Health Workers (PCMHW). PCMHW are qualified mental health professionals that provide support to all GP practices in East Sussex. Their role is to support practices to manage patient care and enable timely directed access to appropriate mental health clinical, recovery and support services. This includes advising on and assessment of referrals to the second component of the service, the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), programme. The IAPT programme is a long standing nationally mandated programme for the treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression. The national expectation as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan is that the number of people with anxiety disorders or depression who can access talking therapies through IAPT increase by an additional 380,000 per year to reach 1.9 million by 2023/24. IAPT services are characterised by three things, evidenced-based psychological therapies, routine outcome monitoring and regular outcomes focused supervision of staff providing the service. The provision of Primary Care Based Mental Health Services including IAPT are a nationally mandated duty for CCGs to provide. The CCG has directly awarded this 24 month contract to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, to enable the current service to achieve the Mental Health Five Year Forward View IAPT expansion access standards, and facilitate nationally mandated Community Mental Health transformation objectives. This will provide additional time for the CCG to complete and embed the necessary transformation work and to understand better and accurately specify, the new EWS framework to facilitate consideration of future opportunities, for provision of its functions as the Transformation Programme completes its journey. Additional information: Please note: NHS England and Improvement have announced that the Sussex Health and Care Partnership, which is made up of all health and care organisations across East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, has successfully met the criteria to become an Integrated Care System (ICS). An ICS is a way of working across health and care organisations that allows them to work more closely together, to take collective responsibility for the health and wellbeing of populations across large areas. It is not anticipated that the statutory responsibility or accountability of the individual health and care organisations working as an ICS will be affected, save for the expectation that CCG organisations will be abolished and functions transferred to the ICS. As a result of these intended healthcare reforms, the Contracting Authority currently NHS East Sussex CCG, may change during the life of the contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-84037f3d-30b9-4801-85b7-2f7182fac12b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7cd8485-97d4-4d97-9173-497a887a9123
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£31,751,153 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£31,751,153 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Feb 20224 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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