--- title: "Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044570" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044570" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044570.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044570.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2024-03-05" --- # Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub Buyer: NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044570 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044570) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044570.json) ## Summary The NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board is planning a procurement process for the Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub, aimed at providing health services. The contract, titled "Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub", involves the provision of clinical activities, supervision, training, and quality improvement work to neonatal multidisciplinary teams in the Black Country. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with the future notice date set for April 2, 2024. The contract is valued at £127,263 GBP and is part of the Health services category. This tender by the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector to engage in providing specialised psychological support to neonatal units. Businesses with expertise in clinical psychology, consultation services, and quality improvement within healthcare settings would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process is initiated as a tender and aims to select the most suitable provider through a competitive process, offering potential growth opportunities for businesses in the healthcare industry. ## Notice The Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub will consist of one part time senior practitioner psychologist (AfC band 8b). This role will provide clinical activity, including case consultation, reflective practice, supervision, debrief, teaching, training and quality improvement work, to the four neonatal MDTs, on a request basis. The role will provide clinical supervision (and management where appropriate and agreed within subsequent unit service specifications) to neonatal clinical psychologists working across the system at New Cross, City, Russells Hall and Walsall Manor hospitals. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Aims and objectives of service: The service aims to provide psychological leadership to the four neonatal units in the Black Country. Through a consultation model and clinical activity including case consultation, reflective practice, supervision, debrief, teaching, training and quality improvement work, the service aims to support neonatal MDTs within the Black Country LMNS to deliver psychologically informed care to infants and their families. By providing clinical and professional supervision and oversight to other psychological professionals working as part of the four neonatal MDTs in the Black Country (and managing psychologists across the system where appropriate and agreed within subsequent unit service specifications), the service aims to deliver the professional infrastructure required for the four neonatal MDTs to establish the specialist psychological support recommended in the BAPM Quality and Service Standards (2022). Service description/care pathway: The Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub will consist of one part time senior practitioner psychologist (AfC band 8b). This role will provide clinical activity, including case consultation, reflective practice, supervision, debrief, teaching, training and quality improvement work, to the four neonatal MDTs, on a request basis. The role will provide clinical supervision (and management where appropriate and agreed within subsequent unit service specifications) to neonatal clinical psychologists working across the system at New Cross, City, Russells Hall and Walsall Manor hospitals. Interdependence with other services/providers: This service will interface closely with the four Neonatal teams in the Black Country. The post holder should have honorary contracts for the four neonatal Provider Trusts within the Black Country ICB (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust). Clinical responsibility for the care of individual infants and family members will be held by the neonatal MDTs, with the Black Country LMNS Neonatal Psychology Hub holding clinical responsibility for the advice and recommendations it provides. Key relationships will be with senior members of the clinical teams from the four neonatal units listed above, including clinical leads, matrons, unit managers, as well as other members of the four MDTs (including Allied Health Professionals and nursing staff in quality roles such as Family Integrated Care Lead, infant feeding leads). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006955-2024 | | 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 | 5 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Apr 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £127,263 | | 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 BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV1 1SH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton | | Local authority | Wolverhampton | | Electoral ward | St Peters | | Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton West | | Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 5 Mar 2024 at 09:53 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006955-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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