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title: "Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2021 [3833460]"
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# Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2021 [3833460]

Buyer: PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02efe9

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## Summary

The Procurement and Logistics Service is conducting a tender for the provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. This initiative falls within the social care services category as classified under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The current procurement process, which follows an open procedure method, is at the award stage, having completed the tender phase. The total contract value is approximately £5,559,642, with an initial period of 2 years and an option to extend for up to 3 additional years. Interested businesses should note that the deadline for submissions ended on 25 November 2021, with services located in the UK region.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for new entrants in the health and social work services industry, particularly those offering counselling or guidance services. Businesses specialising in primary care therapeutic services, as well as community and personal services providers, are encouraged to participate in this Dynamic Framework Agreement (DFA). Since this opening is exclusively for new entrants, it allows smaller and emerging organisations to compete on a level playing field, potentially leading to growth and expansion in the public sector health services market.

## Notice

Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2021. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797 AND/OR DFA 3178204 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.*

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2021. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797 AND/OR DFA 3178204 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.* Additional information: The total value of the procurement in II.1.7) above includes: an initial contract period of 2 years, plus an. option to extend for 36 x 1 month periods (3 years). The value also includes a potential increase in services of 20%.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005000-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £5,559,642 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,559,642 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE |
| Additional buyers | BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Locality | ARMAGH |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT61 7PR |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Local authority | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Electoral ward | Cathedral |
| Westminster constituency | Newry and Armagh |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FIND HELP NI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2022 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005000-2022
- 26 Oct 2021 at 09:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026748-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:500652-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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