Planning

Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

08 Nov 2024 at 13:58

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a Prior Information Notice under the planning stage for the Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service. This contract aims to deliver psychiatric or psychological services to service personnel and eligible civilians across the UK. The procurement, which falls under the services category, is scheduled with a future notice date of 3rd July 2025, and has a planned contract value of £12,000,000. This comprehensive service includes high-quality inpatient assessment and stabilization, outpatient psychotherapy, and online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for Armed Forces members. The procurement is crucial for ensuring accessible, evidence-based mental health care for Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) and other identified personnel.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in mental health. Companies capable of providing high-quality inpatient care, virtual therapy consultations, and digital CBT solutions will find this contract an ample opportunity to expand their market presence and secure substantial funding. Given the need for a quick response for inpatient services and the requirement to manage a large volume of annual referrals for outpatient care, established companies with a scalable infrastructure and robust service delivery capabilities are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Ministry of Defence's stringent assessment and evaluation process, including site visits or virtual tours, underlines the importance of reliability and quality in service provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service

Notice Description

This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market that the Authority shall have a requirement for the provision of occupationally focused high-quality mental health service to service personnel and entitled eligible civilians deemed to require an inpatient assessment, or a period of stabilisation and treatment (and in some cases (< 10 per annum) under 18's). Within the contract the Authority will request outpatient psychotherapy services, of largely high intensity therapy, averaging a rolling 90 (annual total of no more than 416 referrals) new referrals for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved psychotherapy for all Defence Community Mental Health and Defence mental health staff and other identified personnel. These are expected to reduce from year 2 of the contract by 30 referrals per annum. In addition, an online CBT provision to provide access to digital cognitive behavioural therapy (incorporating but not limited to the core provision of CBTi for Anxiety and CBTi for Depression) to meet the needs of a population of 5,000 Armed Forces members per annum for whom digital CBT will be a step 2 option within their care pathway via GP referral, will be required. Each patient from this total population who chooses to engage with CBTi following GP referral will be given 12 weeks access as a minimum. This initial access does not exclude them from re-accessing this option again in the same 12-month period should that need arise.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Inpatient service The Authority has a requirement for the provision of high quality occupationally focused care for SP and entitled civilians deemed to require inpatient assessment, stabilisation and treatment. The Contractor will provide a nominated bed within 4 hours of a request as close as possible to the patient's Department of Community Mental Health or where clinically indicated their home. Refer Annex A of attached draft Statement of Requirement for delivery locations. An initial admission would be for up to 10 days, with further bed days being requested as clinically appropriate. The 10 day stay/admission is for stabilisation and treatment of personnel and management of risk with the individual then being discharged back to the care of the General Practitioner (GP), Medical Officer (MO) and DCMH. For eligible civilians, the admission would be for 10 days only, and any care required after the initial 10 days will be the responsibility of the NHS, arranged by the provider. Outpatient service To support community mental healthcare, Defence also contracts an Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS) delivered via remote video consultation of a rolling 120 psychotherapy referral sessions per annum. OPS will comprise of evidence based psychologically informed interventions for a range of presentations (as listed in SOR), which will be up to and including stepped care levels 3/4a in complexity. Online CBT Access to digital CBT for common mental disorders (incorporating but not limited to the core provision of CBTi for Anxiety and CBTi for Depression) for a 12-month period for up to 5,000 users per annum (UK and overseas) Additional information: As part of the Tender process, the Authority shall visit the Tenderer's premises (at time to be agreed between the Authority and the Tenderer) for the purposes of assessment/evaluation of the facilities. If this is not possible then a live virtual tour shall be required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036266-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85110000 - Hospital and related services

85121200 - Medical specialist services

85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
katie.boorer100@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LICHFIELD
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

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