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title: "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services in Sunderland"
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# Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services in Sunderland

Buyer: SUNDERLAND CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP AKA NHS SUNDERLAND CCG  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0306b4

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## Summary

The NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group is proceeding with a tender for the "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services in Sunderland." This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is set to deliver essential mental health support in the Sunderland area. The award has been made to the Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, with a contract value of approximately £20,104,909. The contracting authority has indicated a commitment to provide a seamless, high-quality care pathway, with the voluntary standstill period concluding on 13 January 2022 following the notice's publication on 4 January 2022. This limited procurement method was justified due to the unique integration model necessary for effective service delivery.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities, particularly for businesses in the health sector that specialise in mental health services, counselling, or related support systems. Companies capable of implementing service integration, training personnel, or developing IT systems that align with the NHS’s operational goals may find themselves well-positioned to compete. Additionally, subcontracting elements of this contract to local organisations such as Sunderland Counselling Service and Sunderland Mind could provide smaller businesses with the chance to participate in delivering these essential services while establishing collaborative partnerships to enhance their service offerings.

## Notice

This VEAT notice relates to the Contracting Authority's commissioning of IAPT services for its Sunderland catchment area.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This VEAT notice relates to the Contracting Authority's commissioning of IAPT services for its Sunderland catchment area. The Contracting Authority intends to award a 3-year contract (with the option to extend up to an additional 12 months) to Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Additional information: The Contracting Authority has concluded that the only way to ensure a consistent, integrated, seamless, high quality and timely pathway of care in relation to the delivery of IAPT services, and to ensure adherence to the operational and strategic aspirations the NHS Long-Term Plan, is to award the IAPT contract to Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

### Procurement Information

The approach and model adopted has been developed to integrate the approach to service delivery, meet national IAPT access requirements and, amongst other things, address the waiting time pressures and capacity constraints which have historically arisen in parts of the IAPT treatment pathway, and which are envisaged to reoccur due to increasing numbers and complexity of patients following the impacts of COVID-19. It is anticipated that the bringing together previously disparate services under the scope of one single contract awarded to and managed by CNTW with a single point of access hub, will deliver significant benefits including: - Strengthened and consistent approach to clinical leadership, governance and assurance - Strengthened and consistent approach to the delivery of IAPT service, including consistent training - Shared use of systems such as IT systems - Fixed subcontract terms and conditions - A collaborative and resilient service - Single point of access and referral - Efficiency gains - Reduction in waiting list times - Smoother, quicker pathway for patients - Reduce risk of patient disengagement - A mechanism for working across organisations and organisational boundaries The chosen model will support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan requirements as well as meeting the Mental Health Investment standards. The Contracting Authority is not aware of any other approach which can deliver the same outcome and benefits as the model proposed. It strongly and reasonably believes that competition is absent for technical reasons. Please note that all figures, values and timescales stated in this notice are estimates only and may change. The estimated value of the contract is calculated on the basis that the contract is extended to the maximum permitted duration. In the event that the contract is not extended the estimated value is in the region of 19,500,000 GBP.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000031-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,104,909 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUNDERLAND CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP AKA NHS SUNDERLAND CCG |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC23 Sunderland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CUMBRIA, NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2022 at 10:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000031-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

## Provenance

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