--- title: "WHHT - Psychological Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST" published: "2024-11-12" --- # WHHT - Psychological Services Buyer: WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2feea84-90ce-4419-a3f5-6bfb0bec3f04.json) ## Summary West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is in the planning stage of procuring psychological services, with a focus on providing mental health support to its staff. This contract, titled "WHHT - Psychological Services," falls under the "Psychiatrist or psychologist services" category, with a CPV code of 85121270. The service is to be delivered in the East of England, specifically in the postal code WD18 0HB. The key milestone is the end date for supplier engagement, which is set for 26th November 2024. Interested suppliers must respond by 26th November 12 pm noon. This procurement process is part of the Provider Selection Regime. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The service requirements include providing accessible psychological support, conducting group interventions, training, and offering on-site assistance at the Trust's hospital locations. The tender necessitates a deep understanding of local mental health services and requires the capability to offer face-to-face support promptly. Businesses that can deliver comprehensive mental health care, manage administrative tasks, and offer clinical supervision, ideally by a Consultant Psychologist, will find this tender favourable for growth and collaboration with a major NHS Trust. ## Notice Background: Organizations have a duty of care to support the physical and psychological health of their workforce. Mental health is a key part of improving personal health and wellbeing for our workforce. Data from the Trust's 2023 annual staff survey indicated that 41.1% of our staff had felt unwell due to work-related stress and over a third reported being 'burnt out' because of their work. 32.6% said they often or always found their work emotionally exhausting. Service Requirements: WHTH requires a service that will deliver the following: a) A responsive, accessible psychological support service for both individuals and teams. b) Improvement and maintenance of psychological wellbeing and a reduction of distress through group/team-based interventions and staff training initiatives c) Support with the prevention of distress through consultation to the wider organisation and key stakeholders such as wellbeing leads, organisational development and HR teams. d) A service based within proximity to our hospital sites that has in-depth knowledge of local mental health services, including referral pathways, community resources and support networks within the region. e) Face-to-face support provided across all three hospital sites at short notice when needed. Resourcing: The dedicated clinician outlined above will provide a service on two days per week, allowing for approximately 1 day per week allocated to Watford General (on or off-site) and half a day a week rotating through the other smaller sites (Hemel and St Albans), plus some off site time for clinical administration, record keeping and preparation. Some time is also factored in for reporting, clinical supervision and professional development / training. Some administration support (0.1 wte) will also be required to manage emails, requests and bookings, and support with data quality, reporting and clinical record system. Appropriate clinical supervision will be required, (preferably delivered by a Consultant Psychologist) to be provided for the Senior Psychologist within this service. This is a PIN Notice for the Intention to engage with potential suppliers who can provide this service for the trust. The procurement process with be subject to the Provider Selection Regime. Please review the attached specification for more details on the service requirements. The provider must be able to fulfill the entire requirements stated within the Trust specification. The deadline for response to OPT in is the 26th of November at 12pm noon. Any questions relating to this should be sent via the Atamis Portal. If you wish to OPT IN, please ensure this is communicated via the Atamis Portal. Please see the link below to Atamis. https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome The contract reference number is C317942 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/886a9f8c-7ba8-4ba8-abf3-ad3a0ab7c908 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Nov 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 | WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | | Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY | | Post town | St Albans | | Postcode | AL8 6NS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield | | Electoral ward | Handside | | Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 12 Nov 2024 at 14:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/886a9f8c-7ba8-4ba8-abf3-ad3a0ab7c908 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/886a9f8c-7ba8-4ba8-abf3-ad3a0ab7c908 12th November 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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