Notice Information
Notice Title
Employment Advisors in IAPT - Worcestershire
Notice Description
Employment Advisors in IAPT - Worcestershire
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract is to deliver Employment Advisors in IAPT services in Worcestershire. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care intends to award a contract to the existing provider Mental Health Matters via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Mental Health Matters as the previous incumbent provider, has a proven track record of delivering services in line with the required specification and within the agreed financial envelope.
Procurement Information
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 2400hrs (Midnight) 8th December 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e973
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077351-2025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £708,509 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 20253 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH & CARE NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Marvin Foolchand
- Contact Email
- marvin.foolchand1@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1905681926
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTER
- Postcode
- WR5 1JR
- 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
- Leopard Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Notice URLs
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