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title: "Family Psychological Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0439d2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ICB"
published: "2024-04-10"
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# Family Psychological Support Service

Buyer: NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0439d2

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## Summary

The NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB initiated a tender process for the provision of Family Psychological Support Service, classified under medical services. The procurement stage involves a direct award process C, with a contract value of £1,550,000. The service is planned to run from 1st March 2024 to 30th September 2026, benefiting families engaged in an independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals. Businesses offering psychological support services would find this opportunity suitable to participate and grow their service offerings.

This tender by the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB offers a growth opportunity for businesses providing medical services, especially in the field of psychological support. The contract value of £1,550,000 and the duration from 1st March 2024 to 30th September 2026 present a lucrative opportunity for service providers to expand their clientele and contribute to supporting families undergoing medical challenges. The procurement method is a direct award process C, aligning with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, providing clarity on the award process for interested businesses.

## Notice

Family Psychological Support Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide timely, dedicated and specialist psychological support to families (comprising parents, siblings, and extended family members) engaged in the independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). The service will offer dedicated and specialist psychological assessment and interventions to all family members requiring support. In line with NICE recommendations, families will be offered a range of different therapies and meaningful choice about their therapy. Choices will include how intervention / treatment is provided, where and when it is delivered, and the type of therapy. The service will comprise of a multi-disciplinary team and will offer a broad range of evidence-based assessment and treatment options, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), relationship / couples therapy, bereavement therapy, counselling, wellbeing and family liaison. In addition, service users will have access to other therapies, including psychodynamic approaches, mindfulness, family therapy, compassion focussed approaches etc. The form and length of intervention will be flexible and responsive to the family's or individual's needs. Interventions will be effectively and efficiently delivered via a mixture of face-to-face and remote delivery and will be offered in a flexible manner to meet the needs of service users, for example, to include evenings and weekends. The service will be available to families engaged in the independent review of maternity services at NUH. Whilst most families will live in the local area, provision will also be offered to families that now reside outside of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board are intending to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is is PS1,550,000. The service will be provided from 1 March 2024 until 30 September 2026.

Options: The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23 February 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011579-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,550,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ICB |
| 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 | TLF14 Nottingham, TLF15 North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CONDITION MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 10 Apr 2024 at 09:50 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011579-2024
- 13 Feb 2024 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004830-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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