--- title: "Staffordshire Community IAPT Service. Market Engagement Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-05-09" --- # Staffordshire Community IAPT Service. Market Engagement Event Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b3b69df2-fc4f-4215-b20c-9139c7928180.json) ## Summary The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for the "Staffordshire Community IAPT Service. Market Engagement Event." This procurement falls within the health and social work services category and is based in West Midlands, England. Key activities include a market engagement event scheduled for 22nd May 2019 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon at Stafford Beacon Conference Centre. Interested parties must express their interest via email by the engagement end date of 21st May 2019. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in healthcare and psychological services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Organisations with experience in providing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services or related healthcare services would be well-suited to engage with this procurement. The upcoming event aims to foster discussions regarding capacity and the ability to deliver quality patient care, making it a crucial networking opportunity for potential providers and subcontractors in the region. ## Notice Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, North Staffordshire, South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsular, Stafford and Surrounds and Stoke-on-Trent CCGs currently commission an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service based in various locations across Staffordshire. This is offered on a basis of direct referral to Patients registered with GPs contracted with these CCGs. The Commissioners wish to undertake early engagement with potential providers and subcontractors and the market in general who share our passion and commitment and who are dedicated to providing the very best choice, service and patient care standards, for a Community based IAPT Service. In particular the commissioners would like to discuss their plans with the market to understand capacity and the ability of Providers to deliver this service. Additional information: The IAPT Procurement Market Engagement Event relating to these contracts will be held on 22nd May 2019 between 9am to 12:00 noon in Stafford at the following location: Stafford Beacon Conference Centre, 22 Anson Court. Staffordshire Technology Park, Stafford, Staffordshire ST18 0GB. Please note access is via the Cafe entrance of this building. There is limited parking in front of the building, but parking is available close by on the link road. Interested parties are asked to express their interest via e-mail to r.klimczak@nhs.net and samantha.yates6@nhs.net stating your Company name and contact details. Interested parties will be contacted closer to the event date to confirm names of Delegates attending. Should a procurement be undertaken, this will be done via the Midlands and Lancashire CSU e. Procurement portal hosted by Bravo Solutions. "Light Touch Regime" services: the future procurement will be for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ("Regulations"). Accordingly, the Contracting Authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authorities are following is set out in the Annex 1 issued with any future tender. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c63ebcf-1a30-4bdf-a311-ad2154d1c057 | | Notice type | Market Engagement 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 | 9 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 May 2019 | | 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 | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | STOKE ON TRENT | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST4 4LX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent | | Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent | | Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant | | Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 9 May 2019 at 08:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c63ebcf-1a30-4bdf-a311-ad2154d1c057 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c63ebcf-1a30-4bdf-a311-ad2154d1c057 9th May 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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