Award

PSR- Direct Award C - Employment Advisor Services

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Award

09 Jun 2025 at 16:50

Tender

04 May 2023 at 12:02

Summary of the contracting process

The East London NHS Foundation Trust is engaging in a direct award for the provision of Employment Advisor Services under the title "PSR- Direct Award C." This procurement falls under the health services category, classified by the CPV code 85100000, and is located in the UKI42 region, primarily aimed at supporting the DWP project within IAPT services. The procurement stage is complete, with the award having been made to Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham as of 9th June 2025. This initiative aims to integrate support for individuals with common mental health conditions, facilitated through an open procurement method under the legal framework of CELEX:32014L0024.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for innovative small to medium-sized enterprises specialising in health services and mental health support. Businesses adept in health service delivery and those equipped to support employment and education initiatives for individuals in therapy could significantly benefit from such contracts. The involvement in this process could amplify the business's reach in the healthcare sector, facilitating partnerships with public bodies like the NHS. Such opportunities not only promise potential financial growth but also allow businesses to contribute to meaningful societal change by aiding in the anxiety and mental health rehabilitation space.

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Notice Title

PSR- Direct Award C - Employment Advisor Services

Notice Description

Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham shall support the DWP project of Employment Support within IAPT services to ensure more people with common mental health conditions are getting the integrated support they need to improve their mental health and remain in, return to or find work. <br/>The EAs will provide skill-based interventions, information and practical support to help people receiving IAPT services to: <br/>* Remain in/Return to <br/>* Find work <br/>* Access to further education and training <br/>Mind in Tower Hamlets abd Newham will: <br/>* Ensure supervision and leadership of the EAs with Senior support. <br/>* Release new and existing EAs/Senior EAs to receive mandatory training and provide opportunities for EAs to consolidate their training by receiving dedicated time and access to appropriate clients/cases to practice the interventions they will be trained to provide. <br/>* Offer employment support to all IAPT clients at assessment and regularly throughout the course of their treatment and at the point of treatment completion/discharge from treatment. <br/>* Record all direct and indirect EA patient activity on IAPTus (contractor data system) and collect all necessary EA outcome measures. <br/>* Ensure that all new national data requests and outcome measures introduced by the DWP/IAPT are met. <br/>* Innovatively use EA capacity to meet periods of increased demand e.g., providing EA groups. <br/>* Maintain effective communication and joint working with the IAPT service and proactively raise any performance concerns e.g., requiring an increased number of EA referrals, in relevant forums. <br/>* Ensure that the patient complaints template shared with the IAPT service is regularly updated with patient complaints and resolution actions and escalated to the IAPT service promptly, when necessary. <br/>* Proactively and promptly notify the IAPT service of any serious incidents; sharing all related information and documentation and participate all related investigations. <br/>Support evaluation by: <br/>a)Ensuring appropriate consent procedures are in place to support the data collection, data reporting and data sharing arrangements to allow for the effective evaluation of the project using the standardized consent forms<br/>b) Provide specified management to support the roll out and evaluation for the initiative <br/>c) Release EAs/Senior EAs to participate in research activity such as qualitative interviews and support observation conducted by an independent research organisation as part of the process of the evaluation <br/>d) Feedback any concerns during the initiative to the EAs in IAPT team <br/>e) Develop appropriate information sharing protocols to allow for the information exchange between IAPT and employment support services which should support effective joint working, outcome monitoring, and review

Lot Information

Lot 1

Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham shall support the DWP project of Employment Support within IAPT services to ensure more people with common mental health conditions are getting the integrated support they need to improve their mental health and remain in, return to or find work.
The EAs will provide skill-based interventions, information and practical support to help people receiving IAPT services to:
* Remain in/Return to
* Find work
* Access to further education and training
Mind in Tower Hamlets abd Newham will:
* Ensure supervision and leadership of the EAs with Senior support.
* Release new and existing EAs/Senior EAs to receive mandatory training and provide opportunities for EAs to consolidate their training by receiving dedicated time and access to appropriate clients/cases to practice the interventions they will be trained to provide.
* Offer employment support to all IAPT clients at assessment and regularly throughout the course of their treatment and at the point of treatment completion/discharge from treatment.
* Record all direct and indirect EA patient activity on IAPTus (contractor data system) and collect all necessary EA outcome measures.
* Ensure that all new national data requests and outcome measures introduced by the DWP/IAPT are met.
* Innovatively use EA capacity to meet periods of increased demand e.g., providing EA groups.
* Maintain effective communication and joint working with the IAPT service and proactively raise any performance concerns e.g., requiring an increased number of EA referrals, in relevant forums.
* Ensure that the patient complaints template shared with the IAPT service is regularly updated with patient complaints and resolution actions and escalated to the IAPT service promptly, when necessary.
* Proactively and promptly notify the IAPT service of any serious incidents; sharing all related information and documentation and participate all related investigations.
Support evaluation by:
a)Ensuring appropriate consent procedures are in place to support the data collection, data reporting and data sharing arrangements to allow for the effective evaluation of the project using the standardized consent forms
b) Provide specified management to support the roll out and evaluation for the initiative
c) Release EAs/Senior EAs to participate in research activity such as qualitative interviews and support observation conducted by an independent research organisation as part of the process of the evaluation
d) Feedback any concerns during the initiative to the EAs in IAPT team
e) Develop appropriate information sharing protocols to allow for the information exchange between IAPT and employment support services which should support effective joint working, outcome monitoring, and review. Additional information: PSR- Direct Award C

Renewal: option for 2 x 12 months extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c650
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031092-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£615,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 202510 months ago
Contract Period
9 Aug 2023 - 9 Aug 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Harpreet Bhachu
Contact Email
harpreet.bhachu2@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1 8DE
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI41 Hackney and Newham, TLI42 Tower Hamlets

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MIND IN TOWER HAMLETS AND NEWHAM

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