--- title: "HCC 07/24 - PPME For Provision of NHS Talking Therapies Counselling Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - ADULT CARE SERVICES" published: "2024-07-10" --- # HCC 07/24 - PPME For Provision of NHS Talking Therapies Counselling Services Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - ADULT CARE SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7704a432-e440-479a-840e-bdb775231dd0.json) ## Summary The Hertfordshire County Council - Adult Care Services is inviting interested providers to participate in a procurement process for the provision of NHS Talking Therapies Counselling Services. The procurement deadline for returning the PPM E Appendix A- Supplier Questionnaire is set for 12:00 (noon) on Wednesday 24th July 2024. The council aims to expand and develop the counselling services to meet the aims outlined in the NHS Long term plan for Mental Health, with the current framework expiring in January 2025. This opportunity presents a chance for service providers specialising in guidance and counselling services to engage with Hertfordshire County Council in delivering countywide NHS Talking Therapies Counselling Services. The tender is targeted at businesses capable of offering psychological interventions for adults with anxiety disorders and depression. With a focus on improving health and well-being, the procurement process seeks to enhance the existing provision of NHS Talking Therapies in Hertfordshire and cater to the specific needs of service users aged over 16 reporting mild to moderate mental health issues. ## Notice Hertfordshire County Council ('the Council') wishes to invite interested Providers to return the P P M E Appendix A- Supplier Questionnaire by 12.00 (noon) Wednesday 24th July 2024. The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of its P P M E to help inform the Council's options and further decision making regarding the below intended project and to help inform its specification. N H S Talking Therapies counselling services provide N I C E recommended psychological interventions for adults and older adults with anxiety disorders and / or depression. The review of data received from N H S Talking Therapies counselling services indicates that a significant number of people who choose N H S Talking Therapies report feeling more able to cope and an improved health and wellbeing at the end of their intervention. Currently approximately one in two people who have a course of treatment in N H S Talking Therapies recover and two out of three people show worthwhile improvements in their mental health. Project Background The nationally led evidence based N H S Talking Therapies programme has been offered in Hertfordshire since 2008, previously called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies and known as I A P T. In 2023 the I A P T programme was renamed N H S Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression to facilitate public recognition and clarify the clinical conditions that are treated in the services. The Council currently commissions on behalf of the Herts and West Essex I C B for the delivery of N H S Talking Therapies counselling services with six (6) providers working across Hertfordshire. The Council is looking to commence a procurement as the current arrangements for N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services delivered under a Hertfordshire County Council framework expire in January 2025. This framework contributes to the I C B's N H S Talking Therapies programme. Expanding and developing the N H S Talking Therapies counselling services is a key element to meeting the aims set out in the N H S Long term plan for Mental Health. Current Project Brief This brief is being used as an outline to engage with the market so the Council can discuss the opportunity with potentially interested organisations. This Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (P P M E) process will inform the commissioning strategy and future delivery requirements for these services. It is anticipated that the provider will deliver a countywide, N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Service for the residents of Hertfordshire. The Service will be an integral part of the overall delivery of N HS Talking Therapy Counselling Services already established in Hertfordshire, offering N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services to Service Users for whom other modalities may not be suitable. Service Users will be aged over 16 and reporting as suffering from a mild to moderate range of men... Additional information: To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f73545e-ae03-47a9-9c28-6cf4a5ad1949 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2029 | | 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 | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - ADULT CARE SERVICES | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG13 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | East Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Hertford Castle | | Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312320 - Counselling services ## Release History - 10 Jul 2024 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f73545e-ae03-47a9-9c28-6cf4a5ad1949 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f73545e-ae03-47a9-9c28-6cf4a5ad1949 10th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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