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title: "Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050872"
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buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-28"
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# Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services)

Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050872

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## Summary

Worcestershire County Council has awarded a contract for psychology support services addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. This award has been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement has been finalised and operates under a limited procurement method with no prior publication of a call for competition, as determined by the Council's Commercial Governance Board. The service will be implemented from 1st April 2025 and is set to continue until 31st March 2026, within the Worcestershire region (UKG12). The total contract value stands at £120,000 per annum with an optional extension of up to two additional years, depending on future grant funding, bringing the potential total up to £360,000 over three years. The supplier for this contract is the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the healthcare services sector, particularly those specialising in psychological and mental health interventions. Companies adept in providing comprehensive mental health services that can integrate with substance misuse treatment operations should find themselves well-suited to meet the tender's requirements. Although this specific contract has been awarded under direct award criteria due to the lack of realistic alternative providers, the ongoing demand for integrated psychological and substance use services highlights potential future opportunities for businesses with specialisation in providing innovative, clinically supervised services aimed at improving staff capability and patient outcomes in mental health and addiction support.

## Notice

The aims of the service are to support harm reduction services in relation to substance misuse in Worcestershire by: 1. Improving the mental health of people with co-occurring conditions through joint working between mental health and substance use treatment services (improving access to both). 2. Enabling and supporting staff to deliver psychosocial interventions (psychologically informed environment, trauma-informed).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This service provides Psychology support, case management and clinical supervision to harm reduction staff. The service will deliver: 1. Psychological interventions 2. Regular clinical supervision to staff of the Drug & Alcohol treatment provider and other relevant providers. 3. Lead and support partnership working. Due to the nature of services, an award has been made following direct award process A in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations. The contract duration is for 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. There is an option to extend for up to 2 years if grant funding is available after 2025-26, subject to performance and funding priorities. The contract value for 2025-26 is PS120,000 per annum. The whole life value over a possible 3 years is PS360,000.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017338-2025 |
| 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 | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £360,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2025 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017338-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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