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Tower Hamlets NHS Talking Therapies

NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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28 Jul 2023 at 10:22

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board has completed the tender process for the Tower Hamlets NHS Talking Therapies contract. This contract, valued at £5,663,000 annually, aims to provide essential mental health services to Tower Hamlets residents meeting Long Term Plan targets. The contract includes provisions for NHS Talking Therapies, primary care eating disorders treatment, perinatal care, bereavement support, and staff support schemes. The procurement method used was a limited Award procedure without prior publication, aligning with the NEL Integrated Care Strategy to ensure service continuity and community benefits.

This opportunity is well-suited for businesses providing mental health services, primary care support, and community-focused initiatives. Companies interested in delivering vital public health services within Tower Hamlets, London, can benefit from the stability of the contract. The re-award decision to East London NHS Foundation Trust aims to maintain service integrity and build relationships with local communities through schemes like Real Living Wage commitments, recruitment programmes, and apprenticeship opportunities. Businesses aligned with the contract's social value objectives and able to deliver high-quality mental health services should consider engaging in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Tower Hamlets NHS Talking Therapies

Notice Description

NHS NEL has a requirement to ensure the continued provision of NHS Talking Therapies (NTT) across all its borough based areas that meet the Long Term Plan (LTP) five-year plan to 23/24 requirements: - Increase access to NTT services as outlined in the LTP trajectories - Offer NTT-Long Term Conditions (NTT-LTC) services (including co-location of therapists in primary care) - Meet NTT referral to treatment time and recovery standards: 50% NTT recovery rate; 75% of people accessing treatment within 6 weeks NTT waiting time; and 95% of people accessing treatment within 18 weeks NTT waiting time - First to Second appointment waits (assessment to treatment) 90% under 90 days. The existing Tower Hamlets Primary Care Psychological Therapies contract, known locally as Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies, with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) will end on 30 September 2023 and it is NHS NEL's intention to re-award the contract to the incumbent provider for 12 months with an option to extend for 6 months. Annual contract value: PS5,663,000

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS NEL intends to re-award the Tower Hamlets Primary Care Psychological Therapies contract, known locally as Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies, to the incumbent provider, East London NHS Foundation Trust. The contract includes provision of the Tower Hamlets NHS Talking Therapies Service as per the NTT manual (2023) with contractual requirements to meet or exceed all aforementioned Long Term Plan targets. The access target for 23/24 is 9,128 Tower Hamlets residents entering treatment. In addition to the core NTT provision, the contract will specify the continued provision of a primary care eating disorders treatment offer, a fast track perinatal pathway, locally developed bereavement support pathways as well as the health and care staff support scheme. The re-award will also include the contractual requirement for the continuation of the sub-contractual joint delivery arrangement with a VCSE provider(s), currently Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge, to ensure the ongoing benefits of an integrated service delivery model to our local residents.

Procurement Information

The contract award decision is aligned to the interim NEL Integrated Care Strategy, allowing the ICB to maintain the high trust environment that has been developed over the preceding five years, alongside ensuring minimal disruption to the well-established integrated system pathways and collaborations across Tower Hamlets Place. The ICB is seeking to limit disruptions to the integrated service provision that would impact our local residents living with common mental illness, of which, Tower Hamlets is the most challenged London borough, which has been further exacerbated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic. The re-award to ELFT is also intended to further embed the service in a local Anchor Organisation in Tower Hamlets and NEL ICS. Further details of the Anchor Organisation and the established local integrated pathways and collaborations are listed below. These demonstrate the breadth and complexity of the system that NHS NEL is seeking to protect from disruption for the benefit of our local populations, alongside avoiding wasteful legal and administration costs. Anchor Organisation Benefits o A contractual obligations with ELFT suppliers to ensure they pay their staff the Real Living Wage. o Commitments from ELFT suppliers to recruit people from the local areas/communities ELFT serve, develop apprenticeship programmes to help support young people from the local area, encourage more recruitment of people from BAME backgrounds and other identified priority groups, and working with suppliers to help develop their net zero plan to reduce their carbon footprint and impact on the environment. * ELFT People Participation: o Structured system of paid service user involvement and coproduction including training; volunteering placements and employment routes- e.g., peer support worker roles. * ELFT Communications Team: o Advertising PWP trainee and CBT trainee posts in Tower Hamlets local media to encourage local resident to apply. Marketing has focussed specifically on encouraging BAME residents to apply for these trainee posts. * ELFT Apprenticeship schemes: o Support to set up PWP apprenticeship scheme encouraging recruitment of local residents who do not have an undergraduate degree to gain PWP qualification. * THTT working in partnership with the local Universities and colleges e.g., Queen Mary College student internship placements with THTT; joint clinical service planning/delivery with University counselling service/Students Union. * THTT providing training and consultation to LBTH staff; primary care health staff and VCSEs- e.g., improving staff wellbeing and resilience; Identifying common mental health problems and onward referral options. * THTT representation on: o Tower Hamlets Together board o NEL ICB Health Board Existing Integrated Care Systems: Integration with ELFT Services in Tower Hamlets Integration with Bart's Heath Health Psychology/Long Term Health Conditions Care Pathway Integration with Primary care Integration with London Borough of Tower Hamlets Integration with Community and Third Sector

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eb30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021961-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,494,500 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Shaju Jose
Contact Email
shaju.jose@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7920500896

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 1DA
Post Town
East London
Country
England

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

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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