--- title: "Expression of Interest for the Provision of: Collaborative IAPT Provision through a Lead Provider Arrangement across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CCG" published: "2021-11-26" --- # Expression of Interest for the Provision of: Collaborative IAPT Provision through a Lead Provider Arrangement across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Buyer: NHS NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CCG Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02fa4e.json) ## Summary The NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group is actively seeking Expressions of Interest for the provision of Collaborative IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services through a lead provider arrangement across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The total budget allocated for these services is £14.9 million for the 2022/23 financial year. Providers interested in this opportunity must respond by 4:00 PM on 10 December 2021 and will face a Pass/Fail assessment based on specific criteria outlined in the tender documentation. The procurement process is being conducted as an open procedure, and relevant suppliers are encouraged to co-ordinate with partner organisations to enhance their proposals. This tender presents a significant opportunity for mental health service providers and organisations experienced in managing collaborative partnerships within the health sector. Businesses that specialise in IAPT services or have experience in delivering mental health support, particularly those that can demonstrate capacity to address health inequalities, would be well-positioned to compete. Interested parties should prepare to showcase their understanding of the local needs and their proposed delivery models, ensuring a focus on providing equitable and high-quality care for diverse populations across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. ## Notice NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG is seeking a suitably qualified and capable lead/co-ordinating provider. The provider will have a dual role of co-ordinating/managing a partnership or supply chain of IAPT providers to deliver the contractual requirements for which it will be held accountable as well as operational provision of IAPT services. It will manage the partnership to ensure that outwardly, there is a single Nottingham and Nottinghamshire IAPT service, with no differentiation between individual providers. The total budget for delivery of IAPT provision is PS14.9m for 2022/23 with no additional funding available for a lead/co-ordinating provider function. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG is seeking a suitably qualified and capable lead/co-ordinating provider. The provider will have a dual role of co-ordinating/managing a partnership or supply chain of IAPT providers to deliver the contractual requirements for which it will be held accountable as well as operational provision of IAPT services. It will manage the partnership to ensure that outwardly, there is a single Nottingham and Nottinghamshire IAPT service, with no differentiation between individual providers. The total budget for delivery of IAPT provision is PS14.9m for 2022/23 with no additional funding available for a lead/co-ordinating provider function. The lead provider will lead the delivery and co-design of the long-term aspirations of IAPT services across the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICS, providing a joined-up provision of Mental Health care with an aligned approach across wider pathways between primary care, IAPT and Step 4 Psychological Therapies, as well as Children & Young People to adult transition. It will demonstrate how it intends to work with partner providers to deliver the required volume and type of activity within the financial envelope. It will be able to demonstrate how the provider partnership will be able to deliver all the requirements set out in the IAPT manual, including specialist support to under-represented groups and how it will work with other providers and Place Based Partnerships (PBPs) to design delivery models which will address the local needs and health inequalities. The lead/co-ordinating provider will also be able to demonstrate its approach to securing supply chain partners and how they are assured that the approach will deliver the relevant capacity and skill mix for each PBP. This expression of interest will be strengthened where supply chain partners are able to be identified. The lead provider will be accountable for ensuring a lead provider function and IAPT service is in place which delivers the following within the defined financial envelope: - Delivers the requirements of the Long Term Plan - Supports access, outcomes and experience for groups particularly impacted by the pandemic including ethnic minority communities, older adults, and students - Expands access to IAPT to deliver target access trajectories, targeting capacity to meet population need within each PBP - Delivers high quality IAPT intervention, including the improvement or maintenance of waiting times and outcome metrics - Focusses on population level health outcomes, tackling inequalities and ensuring services are culturally sensitive and appropriate - Provides place based delivery models, designed through collaboration with PBPs, PCNs and patients, which meet the needs of specific population cohorts - Provides support to patients with long term conditions in response to the specific demands of local populations driving integration across physical and mental health pathways, as well as other groups identified within the IAPT manual The lead/co-ordinating provider will be responsible for co-ordinating collaborative working at place level, including delivery model design; management of a provider partnership or supply chain; provision of clinical services; and will have overall accountability for delivery of a single IAPT contract which will be supported by robust governance arrangements between providers. Their approach will have patients rather than organisations at the centre and meet the needs of the whole population - and deliver collaborative working between providers rather than competition to deliver equitable, joined up, quality and value for money services. They will co-ordinate capacity and workforce across providers and provide a single point of access to ensure patients can access the relevant skills and expertise; and provide an equitable offer, standardising care and quality for all patients across the ICS Additional information: To register your interest please follow this link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and either login or register on EU Supply and search from ID number 47290 - EOI for the Provision of: Collaborative IAPT Provision through a Lead Provider Arrangement across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire then answer all the questions and submit your response by 16:00 on Friday 10th December 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029407-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 10 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £14,900,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CCG | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG5 6DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire | | Local authority | Gedling | | Electoral ward | Daybrook | | Westminster constituency | Gedling | | Delivery location | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 26 Nov 2021 at 00:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029407-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/ - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/32654 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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