--- title: "NHS Talking Therapies Service - NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2023-05-12" --- # NHS Talking Therapies Service - NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB Buyer: NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c83b.json) ## Summary The NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board is planning a procurement opportunity for the provision of NHS Talking Therapies Service. The service aims to offer community-based psychological therapies aligned to the NHS Talking Therapies Manual, focusing on improving the mental health and wellbeing of individuals in Norfolk and Waveney. The procurement process is slated to be a single-stage open process, with anticipated publication in late September 2023. The contract duration is expected to be 5 years with a possible 2-year extension option. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector to engage in delivering evidence-based psychological therapies within Norfolk and Waveney. Companies well-suited for this tender would need to have experience in providing similar community-oriented services and be able to align with the bio-psycho-social model of care. The planned market engagement meeting in July/August 2023 offers a chance for interested parties to learn more about the requirements and engage with key partners in the Integrated Care System for effective service delivery. ## Notice ***This advert is for Prior Information Only *** Separate advertisements will follow in relation to the Market Engagement and Procurement stages. The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to notify the market of the future procurement opportunity for the Provision of NHS Talking Therapies Service. Service Description The service shall provide community orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies to people in Norfolk and Waveney from the age of 16 with 'common' mental health problems - aligned to the NHS Talking Therapies Manual (2023) (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)) and locally branded as the "The Wellbeing Service" - and support the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health ambitions. The service shall be flexible and responsive to the population needs and operate a bio- psychosocial model of care; taking an individual's needs into consideration to plan holistic and integrated interventions to improve wellbeing. The service will work closely with local communities, providers and the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure this is implemented effectively. This shall include a tiered approach to support, dependent on need, employing warm handovers and single trusted assessments to other services which can support people's mental health and wider determinants of wellbeing. ### Lot Information Lot 1 ***Prior Information Notice Only. ***This advert is for Prior Information Only *** Separate advertisements will follow in relation to the Market Engagement and Procurement stages. The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to notify the market of the future procurement opportunity for the Provision of NHS Talking Therapies Service in Norfolk and Waveney. Service Description The service shall provide community orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies to people in Norfolk and Waveney from the age of 16 year and over with 'common' mental health problems, such as low mood and anxiety-based needs. This model should be aligned to the NHS Talking Therapies Manual (2023) and support the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health ambitions. The service shall be flexible and responsive to the population needs and operate a bio-psycho-social model of care; taking an individual's needs into consideration to plan holistic and integrated interventions to improve their wellbeing. The service will work closely with local communities, providers and the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure this is implemented effectively with key partners that support 'wellbeing'. This shall include a tiered approach to support, employing warm handovers and single trusted assessments to other services which can support people's mental health and wider determinants of wellbeing - providing a strong model of engagement and support in the community. The service will take a 'needs led' approach, such that people with needs that can be met by the service should be offered and engaged with it. Further to this, the service will proactively engage with population groups and communities where there are recognised risks, low rates of engagement or health inequalities. The service shall also offer opportunities for all who access the service to be involved in participation forums to facilitate coproduction and service user involvement with service improvement projects. Indicative approach and Timeline NHS Norfolk and Waveney intends to procure via a single stage open procurement process, advertised via the Find a Tender Service website. This opportunity is anticipated to be published late September 2023, but please note this may be subject change at the Commissioners discretion. The Commissioners intend to hold a market engagement meeting during July/August 2023. A formal advert will be placed to support the market engagement event and please note that you must register your interest separately for each of the above stages. We are unable to accept a request at this stage to attend a market engagement event or to receive tender documents. The contract duration is expected to be 5 years with up to a 2-year extension option. Please note that the anticipated timeline stated above is subject to amendment. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013558-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Sep 2023 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | NORWICH | | Post town | Norwich | | Postcode | NR1 2DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk | | Local authority | Norwich | | Electoral ward | Lakenham | | Westminster constituency | Norwich South | | Delivery location | TLH East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 12 May 2023 at 10:12 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013558-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/about-us/our-nhs-integrated-care-board-icb/ - https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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