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title: "NHS England - Improving GPs' Access to Mental Health Support"
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# NHS England - Improving GPs' Access to Mental Health Support

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-447eb71c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, on behalf of NHS England, is currently planning a procurement process titled "NHS England - Improving GPs’ Access to Mental Health Support." This initiative focuses on the health services industry and aims to enhance the mental health support available to General Practitioners (GPs) across various regions in the United Kingdom, including North East, North West, and London. Currently in the planning stage, the procurement includes an engagement with interested providers, with a deadline for responses set for 23rd February 2018. This process represents a critical step in addressing GP mental health issues, which have become increasingly prevalent due to rising pressures within the profession.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, counselling, and healthcare solutions. Companies capable of providing innovative access pathways, such as digital platforms or outreach programmes, will find themselves well-positioned to compete. Those who can offer comprehensive support including consultation, assessment, and treatment strategies tailored for healthcare professionals will likely play a crucial role in this procurement. Engaging with the market assessment exercise will be beneficial for organisations interested in contributing to this vital service aimed at improving overall mental health within the NHS workforce.

## Notice

PLEASE NOTE THIS PIN IS A DUPLICATION OF OJEU REFERENCE NUMBER 2015/S 250-457923 AND THE PREVIOUS EARLY ENGAGEMENT NOTICE PUBLISHED ON CONTRACTS FINDER ON 24TH DECEMBER 2015. Previous OJEU and contracts finder notices were: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f77e864-419c-47e7-8510-0e7c5f0bcb8c http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:457923-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML NHS ENGLAND WELCOME RESPONSES FROM ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION IF YOU RESPONDED TO OJEU PIN NOTICE 2015/S 250-457923 FOR THE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE. 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 GP's 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 24 February 2016. (PQQ_187 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 1st March 2016 in London.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1599ea2a-052c-4db6-867c-0959fbe5e0fd |
| 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 10:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1599ea2a-052c-4db6-867c-0959fbe5e0fd
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2339d31c-654b-45ab-96d6-603c0f72669b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1599ea2a-052c-4db6-867c-0959fbe5e0fd
  8th January 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2339d31c-654b-45ab-96d6-603c0f72669b
  2nd February 2016 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
  ARDEN & GEM CSU BRAVO E-TENDERING PORTAL

## Notice URLs

- http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:457923-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f77e864-419c-47e7-8510-0e7c5f0bcb8c

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