--- title: "Provision of Mental Health Services to MoD (2026)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2024-07-26" --- # Provision of Mental Health Services to MoD (2026) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64220cf6-4915-4cc5-9ba9-b0c8e9364d0e.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is initiating a procurement process for the "Provision of Mental Health Services to MoD (2026)", focused on hospital and related services, including specialist medical and psychological services. This planning stage calls for market engagement to understand the capacity of potential providers to deliver in-patient mental health services, outpatient psychotherapy services, and cognitive behavioural therapy licenses. The procurement seeks to bridge the gap between standard MoD mental health delivery and NHS treatment. Respondents are to engage with the MoD by 23rd August 2024, and the primary contact for the process is Kelvin Edwards at the MoD's DMS Whittington office in Lichfield, England. This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, particularly those capable of providing comprehensive in-patient and outpatient care as well as cognitive behavioural therapy. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses with innovative service delivery models, flexible charging mechanisms, and strategies for managing varying service demands will find this tender especially aligned with their capabilities. The procurement method focuses on gathering information (RFI) and helps create a dialogue between the MoD and potential suppliers to ensure a high standard of care aligning with NHS thresholds. ## Notice The Contracting Authority would like to notify you of a potential future upcoming requirement, and by doing so we are keen to understand where the market stands in terms of the requirement outlined below. This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input relating to the following: Provision of Mental Health Services to MoD from 2026 specifically around: * a Supplier provided In-Patient Mental Health Service; * a Supplier provided Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS), and; * a Supplier provided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy licenses. The Authority is looking to understand the shape of the current market and whether one or more Potential Providers can deliver the outline requirement as attached to this RFI. To that end the Contracting Authority has a number of questions it would like a Potential Provider to respond to the Authority as follows: 1. Does the Potential Provider have the required capability / capacity to deliver all three elements of the requirement (IPS / OPS / CBT)? 1.1. If so, please give a brief description of how you can meet them. 1.2 If not, please outline the services you can deliver. 2. The Authority would like to understand the different charging mechanisms that the Potential Provider could utilise for the outlined requirement. 3. This requirement meets the gap between the standard MOD MH delivery and the threshold for NHS treatment. What mechanisms could the Potential Provider put in place to ensure a seamless transition for the patient from this Contract to NHS funded care? 4. If the Potential Provider is looking to deliver one element of the requirement, how would they communicate with both the Authority and potential other delivery partners to ensure best care for the patient? 5. With a likely reducing requirement for the OPS over time, how would a Potential Provider manage the reduction in this service? 6. Are there potential alternative future service delivery models that could help facilitate this requirement. 7. Is the Potential Provider willing to meet the Authority for a virtual Teams session (no more than 1hr) to discuss their responses to the RFI in more detail? Further detail regarding how to reply to this RFI can be found in the attachment titled 'RFI - MH Provision' A draft Statement of Requirement that provides more detail around the potential requirement is also attached to this RFI. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74efefb2-8cb3-41d2-a3f7-a88076273d64 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Aug 2024 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | LICHFIELD | | Post town | Walsall | | Postcode | WS14 9PY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | | Local authority | Lichfield | | Electoral ward | Whittington & Streethay | | Westminster constituency | Tamworth | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85110000 - Hospital and related services - 85121200 - Medical specialist services - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 26 Jul 2024 at 11:18 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74efefb2-8cb3-41d2-a3f7-a88076273d64 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74efefb2-8cb3-41d2-a3f7-a88076273d64 26th July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/39f530d6-4438-4751-b4e1-4a3b8ba857ee Full RFI Request - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/670d1dd6-c890-4fc6-b72e-6195d0eba5f7 Draft Statement of Requirement to supplement the RFI - note that most annexes / appendices have been removed as serve no purpose for this RFI ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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