--- title: "Psychological Support - HEE PSW - West Midlands" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2022-05-18" --- # Psychological Support - HEE PSW - West Midlands Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ab81b0b-fe40-4569-9a7e-2effde790a31.json) ## Summary Health Education England is inviting tenders for a psychological support service for trainee doctors and dentists in the West Midlands, titled "Psychological Support - HEE PSW - West Midlands". This procurement falls under the services category, particularly focusing on psychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV code 85121270). The contract will begin on 1st September 2022 and run for 12 months, with options to extend for two further periods of 12 months. The deadline for submissions is 17th June 2022 at 12:00pm. The estimated total contract value is £270,000 for the entire three-year period, with payment based on the volume of activity undertaken. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare and psychological services sectors, particularly those offering counselling or psychology services. Given the extensive requirements, businesses with experience in providing qualified clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists, and cognitive behaviour therapists, especially those accredited by relevant professional bodies, will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, small and micro enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, fostering a diverse range of service providers in the public procurement landscape. ## Notice Health Education England West Midlands is seeking a provider, to delivery a psychology and counselling service to trainee doctors and dentists within the West Midlands, where this type of support is deemed appropriate following initial referral to the Professional Support and Wellbeing team. The overall aim of providing such a service is to provide short-term psychological and/or counselling support to trainees to ensure that they can continue to work and train safely. This service is not a replacement for other avenues of support available to trainees, for example their own General Practitioner and/or other healthcare specialists such as Practitioner Health and the BMA support. Where a trainee has a long standing health issue or mental health illness, this service should act as an interim measure whilst the trainee liaises with the appropriate services through the NHS. It is expected that this service will be supplied from an existing service to include, a qualified Clinical Psychologist with at least six years relevant post-qualification experience, Clinical Psychologist and Counselling Psychologist who are registered by the Health Professionals Council - accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Cognitive Behaviour Therapists accredited by British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). This service will also be expected to provide the administrative support to manage the referrals. The contract period will be 12 months with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months, subject to annual review and available budget. This Contract shall be payable based on the volume of activity to be undertaken. As such, there shall be no Total Contract Value, but a cost per session to be charged to the Authority, this shall be an all-inclusive cost which will cover the total number of sessions delivered. The total contract value shall not exceed the available budget of PS270,000.00 over the full 3 year contract. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is 17th June at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise. The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT. To express interest and access the Tender Documentation please use the link below and view opportunities: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a148fd60-e0df-4d3d-818e-9619e45c637d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 May 2022 | | Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £270,000 | | 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 | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4PL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 18 May 2022 at 09:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a148fd60-e0df-4d3d-818e-9619e45c637d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a148fd60-e0df-4d3d-818e-9619e45c637d 18th May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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