--- title: "Supervision for Psychological Therapy for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT-SMHP) - NHS England and Improvement, London Region (v2)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2022-02-14" --- # Supervision for Psychological Therapy for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT-SMHP) - NHS England and Improvement, London Region (v2) Buyer: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-06744717-dff1-4e5b-9d05-d854600e7b9c.json) ## Summary The NHS England and Improvement, London Region is conducting a procurement process for the title "Supervision for Psychological Therapy for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT-SMHP)" to enhance the supervisory capacity of psychological therapy practitioners. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline of 21st February 2022 at 12:00 (noon) and contracts expected to commence on 14th March 2022, running for 13 months with a potential extension of up to 12 months. The total estimated value of the contracts is £500,000, aimed at services stipulated under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations, managed by the N E L Commissioning Support Unit located in London, England. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses operating in the mental health services sector, particularly those providing supervision in various therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Structured Clinical Management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement is structured to support capacity building within these sectors. By engaging in this process, suppliers can contribute to the enhancement of psychological therapy delivery while furthering their business growth within the NHS framework. ## Notice As part of NHS England/Improvement's (NHSEI) commitment to the continuous improvement of the provision of psychological therapies for severe mental health problems (PT-SMHP), we work closely with Health Education England (HEE) to understand and meet the training demands of Trusts. This is to ensure the workforce have the necessary skills and qualifications required to deliver evidence based psychological therapies and meet service demand. The focus has to date been on training, however there is a recognition that high quality supervision of the evidence-based psychological therapy (EBPT) is essential to ensure that newly trained people can consolidate new skills and to ensure fidelity to the models. As part of the national training programme to improve access to psychological therapies for severe mental health problems, funding has been made available nationally to rapidly increase supervisor capacity to support trainees. The London region of Mental Health Trusts is therefore looking for suppliers to provide additional supervisory capacity across a number of psychological therapy modalities. Multiple contracts may be awarded as a result of this process and the procurement is split into Lots based on service modalities. The Lots are structured as follows: Supervision for Practioners: 1b - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Personality Disorder (CBT-PD) 1e - Mentalisation-based Therapy (MBT) 1f - Structured Clinical Management (SCM) 1g - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Supervision for Supervisors: 2b - Mentalisation-based Therapy (MBT) 2c - Structured Clinical Management (SCM) It is expected that the contract/s will start on 14th March 2022 and run for a period of 13 months until 31 March 2022 with a total maximum cumulative value of PS250,000 (excluding VAT) across all modalities. The initial contract period will have an optional extension of up to 12 months at the sole discretion of the Authority. Therefore, the total maximum cumulative value of contracts awarded under this procurement is PS500,000. The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via ProContract portal. Interested applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest and submit their completed questionnaire via the portal prior to the deadline for submissions. All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this opportunity must be directed through the portal. A timetable for the procurement, guidance re: process, and supplementary information relating to the contract opportunity is also available from the portal. The deadline for bid submissions 21st February at 12.00 (noon). https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=65007874-9d8d-ec11-8112-005056b64545 Additional information: London Shared Services (previously NELCSU) is managing this process on behalf of NHS England (The Authority). The services to which this advert relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) and the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing the procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts. This contract is below the LTR thresholds. Neither the reference to the "Open Procedure" or the use of the term "Tender process", nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that The Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to below-threshold contracts for Schedule 3 services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fdcbc7f-7e28-4204-bb23-e5939f4aaae4 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Feb 2022 | | Submission deadline | 21 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2A 2DU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Hackney | | Electoral ward | Hoxton East & Shoreditch | | Westminster constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 14 Feb 2022 at 16:14 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fdcbc7f-7e28-4204-bb23-e5939f4aaae4 - 4 Feb 2022 at 19:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fdcbc7f-7e28-4204-bb23-e5939f4aaae4 - 21 Jan 2022 at 15:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fdcbc7f-7e28-4204-bb23-e5939f4aaae4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fdcbc7f-7e28-4204-bb23-e5939f4aaae4 14th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0553fa2a-ca7a-ec11-8110-005056b64545 Link to the e-tendering portal when the bid documentation can be accessed and where bids must be submitted before the deadline. - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=65007874-9d8d-ec11-8112-005056b64545 Link to the e-tendering portal when the bid documentation can be accessed and where bids must be submitted before the deadline. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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