--- title: "NHS England - Improving GPs' Access to Mental Health Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2018-01-08" --- # NHS England - Improving GPs' Access to Mental Health Support Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-26370a5c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "NHS England - Improving GPs’ Access to Mental Health Support." This initiative aims to enhance the provision of mental health services for General Practitioners in various regions across the United Kingdom, including North East, North West, and London. The engagement end date is set for 23rd February 2018, with a related market engagement notice already published. This procurement seeks to identify potential service providers who can deliver comprehensive mental health support solutions to help alleviate issues such as stress and burnout among GPs. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in mental health services, counselling, or digital health solutions. Companies that can provide innovative and accessible mental health support systems, possibly through various contact methods such as telephone or online platforms, would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, organisations capable of offering coordinated care and outreach services to enhance awareness and prevention efforts for GP mental health could play a crucial role in this procurement process. ## Notice NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England is carrying out a market engagement exercise for the provision of services to improving GPs' Access to Mental Health Support. The purpose of this PIN is to notify the market of a forthcoming procurement. The procurement will seek to appoint a provider(S) that can deliver a service which can improve access to Mental Health Support. Increasing pressures in general practice are one of the reasons why GPs leave the profession. NHS England and key partners are currently delivering several initiatives to support General Practice including Supporting Vulnerable Practices, the Workforce Action Plan, the Primary Care Transformational Fund, and a new national Occupational Health (OH) Specification. In addition to plans to publish a single national Occupational Health specification, which will ensure far greater consistency in the OH support for GPs across the country, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, announced in September 2015 that NHS England would go further and look to develop additional services to Improve GPs' Access to Mental Health Support including combatting issues like stress and burnout. We are currently working closely with our partners to scope out what such a service would be, with a view to putting in place a nationally available service in 2016. Early scoping has informed us that there are several ways which a national service could be delivered; through local providers in different geographies, or by a single lead provider through a hub and spoke structure. There are also several different pathways and services which could be offered to support GP's Mental Health and Addiction including: *Point of access to the service via various methods i.e. telephone / website; *alternative methods of access via the internet, social media and people have a response back by a suitably qualified clinician/councillor; *Initial contact and assessment/consultation with a suitably qualified clinician/councillor; *Assessment, intervention, and follow-up short term or long term treatment options; *Co-ordination of further care or advice and onward referral into other NHS services with the appropriate skills and resources to meet their needs; *Outreach and leadership in local areas to promote awareness and preventative means to support GPs' Mental Health. Additional information: Currently, occupational health services are available across England but there are varying levels of follow-up services and these sometimes do not provide options of treatment for mental health related problems. However OH services is more about establishing consistent occupational health advice and guidance for performers on the National Performers' List, including some enhanced health assessments as required for their performer responsibilities. NHS England therefore intends to look at options to commission a national service which improves GPs' Access to Mental Health Support, which goes beyond the specification of OH services; such services has often been referred to as 'Practitioner Health' or 'Physician Health' services. If your organisation is interested in providing the services set out above, please 1.Register on the Bravo portal https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html To Access the portal: * Login with your unique username & password * From the suppliers reserved area click PQQ Open to All Suppliers' -this is a repository of all PQQ/ITT open to any registered supplier. * Browse the PQQ (there may be more than one page) and select "NHS England - Improving GP's access to mental health support - Market Engagement Questionnaire" by clicking on it * Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below * Click the 'Express Interest' action -this will move the PQQ from the PQQs Open to All Suppliers area to your 'My PQQs' area -this is a reserved area for PQQs that you have either been invited to or expressed interest in. 2.Complete a copy of the market assessment questionnaire which can be found on Bravo by 2.00pm on Wednesday 20 January. (PQQ_185 on the Bravo Portal refers) Please note: this is purely a market assessment exercise to gather facts on potential providers. The subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published. The responses received during the market analysis exercise will not be taken into account in any future evaluation process as part of the formal procurement process. Please note that THIS IS NOT A PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Bravo portal to communicate with interested parties. 3.State in your response to question ME01 if you would like to request a place at the market engagement event that is scheduled for 2 February 2016 in London. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4abf2152-3253-42b6-9ff8-f43e3b5025be | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | DERBY | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE1 3QT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby | | Local authority | Derby | | Electoral ward | Darley | | Westminster constituency | Derby North | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 8 Jan 2018 at 10:45 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4abf2152-3253-42b6-9ff8-f43e3b5025be - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f77e864-419c-47e7-8510-0e7c5f0bcb8c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4abf2152-3253-42b6-9ff8-f43e3b5025be 8th January 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f77e864-419c-47e7-8510-0e7c5f0bcb8c 24th December 2015 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Arden & GEM CSU e-Tendering Procurement Portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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