--- title: "Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-02-03" --- # Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e.json) ## Summary NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is seeking services for a "Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service." This procurement falls within the health and social work services sector and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The process is currently at the Tender stage, with submissions due by 4th March 2019. The contract length is two years, starting from 1st October 2019 and potentially extendable for an additional year. This opportunity is being conducted via an open procurement method. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses focused on mental health services, psychological interventions, and community support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find themselves particularly well-suited to compete, especially those able to provide innovative and flexible approaches to service delivery. The requirement for a diverse range of therapeutic interventions allows for tailored proposals that can cater to varying patient needs, thus enhancing growth prospects in the healthcare sector. ## Notice NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG is undertaking a procurement for the provision of a Primary Mental Health & Talking Therapy Service (incorporating Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The contract duration will be 2 years (24 months) with an option to extend for a further 1 years (12 months). The aims and objectives of the service are: * To provide a single gateway for all patients requiring treatment and tailored support for common mental health problems at a primary care level. * To co-ordinate each person's journey to recovery through the service by utilising a case management approach. * To support the implementation of NICE guidelines, using evidence based psychological interventions, in the treatment of anxiety and depression. * To offer a range of wider non-IAPT based interventions ensuring that both adapts and reflects the needs of a diverse population and compliments the delivery of statutory obligations in the delivery of psychological therapies. * To offer a diverse range of interventions to include remote, face-to-face, group and guided self-help to ensure greater access and patient choice. * Elements of the service delivering to people with LTC and/or MUS will be integrated into existing medical pathways and services. * Services will be co-located with primary care, contingent on local network development. * Provide individualised support to individuals who may have difficulty accessing the therapeutic elements of the service due to difficulties as a result of wider personal, social or clinical factors, that impact on their potential recovery. * Provide a tailored service for pre and post-natal women who do not meet the threshold for specialist perinatal mental health services, but may be at an increased risk due to common mental health problems. * In accordance with the key themes from co-design events the service will: - provide direct access to a practitioner at the first point of contact. - provide flexible access (including times) to services so not to exclude individuals in employment or with caring responsibilities. - effectively assist people who feel they are in crisis and navigate any step up to more specialised services. - acknowledge and support the role of carers and wider support networks - link to wider community-based resources - provide an early intervention to prevent the escalation of a problem. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcb96e7b-e1b9-4f68-9838-5c0ff3a640fc | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 4 Mar 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2022 | | 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 | Active | | 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 | WEST BROMWICH | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B70 9LD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell | | Local authority | Sandwell | | Electoral ward | West Bromwich Central | | Westminster constituency | West Bromwich | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 3 Feb 2019 at 17:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcb96e7b-e1b9-4f68-9838-5c0ff3a640fc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcb96e7b-e1b9-4f68-9838-5c0ff3a640fc 3rd February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=26991&B=OGC Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 User / Company ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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