--- title: "Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2024-11-08" --- # Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b51d.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a Prior Information Notice under the planning stage for the Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service. This contract aims to deliver psychiatric or psychological services to service personnel and eligible civilians across the UK. The procurement, which falls under the services category, is scheduled with a future notice date of 3rd July 2025, and has a planned contract value of £12,000,000. This comprehensive service includes high-quality inpatient assessment and stabilization, outpatient psychotherapy, and online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for Armed Forces members. The procurement is crucial for ensuring accessible, evidence-based mental health care for Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) and other identified personnel. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in mental health. Companies capable of providing high-quality inpatient care, virtual therapy consultations, and digital CBT solutions will find this contract an ample opportunity to expand their market presence and secure substantial funding. Given the need for a quick response for inpatient services and the requirement to manage a large volume of annual referrals for outpatient care, established companies with a scalable infrastructure and robust service delivery capabilities are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Ministry of Defence's stringent assessment and evaluation process, including site visits or virtual tours, underlines the importance of reliability and quality in service provision. ## Notice This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market that the Authority shall have a requirement for the provision of occupationally focused high-quality mental health service to service personnel and entitled eligible civilians deemed to require an inpatient assessment, or a period of stabilisation and treatment (and in some cases (< 10 per annum) under 18's). Within the contract the Authority will request outpatient psychotherapy services, of largely high intensity therapy, averaging a rolling 90 (annual total of no more than 416 referrals) new referrals for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved psychotherapy for all Defence Community Mental Health and Defence mental health staff and other identified personnel. These are expected to reduce from year 2 of the contract by 30 referrals per annum. In addition, an online CBT provision to provide access to digital cognitive behavioural therapy (incorporating but not limited to the core provision of CBTi for Anxiety and CBTi for Depression) to meet the needs of a population of 5,000 Armed Forces members per annum for whom digital CBT will be a step 2 option within their care pathway via GP referral, will be required. Each patient from this total population who chooses to engage with CBTi following GP referral will be given 12 weeks access as a minimum. This initial access does not exclude them from re-accessing this option again in the same 12-month period should that need arise. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Inpatient service The Authority has a requirement for the provision of high quality occupationally focused care for SP and entitled civilians deemed to require inpatient assessment, stabilisation and treatment. The Contractor will provide a nominated bed within 4 hours of a request as close as possible to the patient's Department of Community Mental Health or where clinically indicated their home. Refer Annex A of attached draft Statement of Requirement for delivery locations. An initial admission would be for up to 10 days, with further bed days being requested as clinically appropriate. The 10 day stay/admission is for stabilisation and treatment of personnel and management of risk with the individual then being discharged back to the care of the General Practitioner (GP), Medical Officer (MO) and DCMH. For eligible civilians, the admission would be for 10 days only, and any care required after the initial 10 days will be the responsibility of the NHS, arranged by the provider. Outpatient service To support community mental healthcare, Defence also contracts an Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS) delivered via remote video consultation of a rolling 120 psychotherapy referral sessions per annum. OPS will comprise of evidence based psychologically informed interventions for a range of presentations (as listed in SOR), which will be up to and including stepped care levels 3/4a in complexity. Online CBT Access to digital CBT for common mental disorders (incorporating but not limited to the core provision of CBTi for Anxiety and CBTi for Depression) for a 12-month period for up to 5,000 users per annum (UK and overseas) Additional information: As part of the Tender process, the Authority shall visit the Tenderer's premises (at time to be agreed between the Authority and the Tenderer) for the purposes of assessment/evaluation of the facilities. If this is not possible then a live virtual tour shall be required. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036266-2024 | | 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 | 8 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Jul 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £12,000,000 | | 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 | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | LICHFIELD | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85110000 - Hospital and related services - 85121200 - Medical specialist services - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 8 Nov 2024 at 13:58 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036266-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.contracts.mod.uk - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74efefb2-8cb3-41d2-a3f7-a88076273d64 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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