Award

Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services)

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Award

28 Apr 2025 at 13:44

Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire County Council has awarded a contract for psychology support services addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. This award has been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement has been finalised and operates under a limited procurement method with no prior publication of a call for competition, as determined by the Council's Commercial Governance Board. The service will be implemented from 1st April 2025 and is set to continue until 31st March 2026, within the Worcestershire region (UKG12). The total contract value stands at £120,000 per annum with an optional extension of up to two additional years, depending on future grant funding, bringing the potential total up to £360,000 over three years. The supplier for this contract is the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the healthcare services sector, particularly those specialising in psychological and mental health interventions. Companies adept in providing comprehensive mental health services that can integrate with substance misuse treatment operations should find themselves well-suited to meet the tender's requirements. Although this specific contract has been awarded under direct award criteria due to the lack of realistic alternative providers, the ongoing demand for integrated psychological and substance use services highlights potential future opportunities for businesses with specialisation in providing innovative, clinically supervised services aimed at improving staff capability and patient outcomes in mental health and addiction support.

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Notice Title

Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services)

Notice Description

The aims of the service are to support harm reduction services in relation to substance misuse in Worcestershire by: 1. Improving the mental health of people with co-occurring conditions through joint working between mental health and substance use treatment services (improving access to both). 2. Enabling and supporting staff to deliver psychosocial interventions (psychologically informed environment, trauma-informed).

Lot Information

Lot 1

This service provides Psychology support, case management and clinical supervision to harm reduction staff. The service will deliver: 1. Psychological interventions 2. Regular clinical supervision to staff of the Drug & Alcohol treatment provider and other relevant providers. 3. Lead and support partnership working. Due to the nature of services, an award has been made following direct award process A in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations. The contract duration is for 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. There is an option to extend for up to 2 years if grant funding is available after 2025-26, subject to performance and funding priorities. The contract value for 2025-26 is PS120,000 per annum. The whole life value over a possible 3 years is PS360,000.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050872
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017338-2025
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

85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Bethany Wilkinson
Contact Email
bwilkinson1@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1905845912

Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Post Town
Worcester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG12 Worcestershire CC

Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST

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