Notice Information
Notice Title
HH242-25-TW36 Distress Brief Intervention
Notice Description
NHS Highland requires the provision of Distress Brief Intervention services across North Highland and Argyll and Bute
Lot Information
Lot 1
The overarching aim of the Distress Brief Intervention programme is to provide a framework for improved inter agency co-ordination, collaboration and co-operation across a wide range of care settings, interventions and community supports, towards the shared goal of providing a compassionate and effective response to people in distress improving experience and outcomes for those experiencing distress and those providing support. Additional information: 1.3 The contract agreement shall be for two years from 01/04/26 to 31/03/2028 with an option to extend for up to a further 36 months.
Options: This Contract shall have the ability to add additional service provision and additional pathways to enable future flexibility if additional funding is made available.
Procurement Information
The current provider has been delivering DBI since its inception in 2016, when Highland was a pilot site. Highland have received all the training and been heavily supported with DBI central as has Argyll and Bute. No other service provider in Highland and Argyll and Bute could continue this contract without significant investment for training and expansion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065d29
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017396-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,607,500 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Feb 20261 months 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HIGHLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 3BW
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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