--- title: "Invitation to tender for the provision of Increasing access for Psychological therapy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2021-03-23" --- # Invitation to tender for the provision of Increasing access for Psychological therapy Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ae57e974-bfc9-4466-80ec-fcb59fb3a41e.json) ## Summary Health Education England (HEE) is seeking tenders for the provision of education services to enhance access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) in the Midlands region, with a focus on training Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. The tender, initiated on 20th July 2020, is in the award stage with a total value of £185,000. The contract period is set to commence from 1st September 2020 and will run until 31st August 2023, with the potential for annual extensions based on performance. The tender submission deadline is 21st August 2020, and the services are classified under education and training, particularly targeting psychological coaching. This tender presents a significant opportunity for educational and training organisations specialising in psychological therapies and mental health services. Businesses that can demonstrate compliance with relevant national education standards and have experience in developing training programmes for healthcare professionals would stand out as strong contenders. Smaller enterprises and those with innovative training approaches may particularly benefit from this procurement, allowing them to contribute to the evolving landscape of mental health support in the Midlands. ## Notice Health Education England (HEE) wishes to commission a range of education to provide the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) workforce in the Midlands region. The education will be developed taking account of the strategic priorities identified in: * Service Commissioners' emerging service priorities. * The NHS Long Term Plan. * National guidance and emerging national and professional frameworks (Section 2). * Service providers' current and emerging priorities. The education provider will take account of the development needs of the existing IAPT workforce as well as those of the future workforce. For the purposes of this tender HEE has identified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner training (the PWP Programme), described in Section 3 of this document, for which tenderers will have the opportunity to bid. HEE-M wishes to ensure local accessibility and therefore the commissions will be offered across only the geographical area as described in Section 3 of this document. Indicative commissioning numbers are set out in Section 3. Exact numbers for each of the years will be identified following the annual workforce planning process. The successful tenderer(s) will be awarded an education contract for an initial one-year period, followed by an option to extend, reviewed annually. The decision to extend will be based on performance as measured by the HEE-M education contract performance framework. The contract for the provision will commence in September 2020 with the programmes commencing in Spring 2021. Tenderers will need to demonstrate how they will meet any relevant national standards of education, for example, NHSE/I IAPT guidance and the British Psychological Society Standards for the accreditation of psychological wellbeing practitioner training programmes Tenderers should evidence that they will be able to fulfil any other criteria outlined in this specification. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/880148ba-f320-48af-98f1-f0f4c1f5c5a3 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Aug 2020 | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £185,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £185,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NOT AWARDED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79998000 - Coaching services - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 23 Mar 2021 at 17:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/880148ba-f320-48af-98f1-f0f4c1f5c5a3 - 20 Jul 2020 at 15:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d953d11-e218-413c-9af2-64c892407807 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/880148ba-f320-48af-98f1-f0f4c1f5c5a3 23rd March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d953d11-e218-413c-9af2-64c892407807 20th July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://hee.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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