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title: "Talking Therapies"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059a7e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-09-15"
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# Talking Therapies

Buyer: NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059a7e

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## Summary

The procurement process, managed by NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board, concerns the Talking Therapies service under the procurement category of health services. This initiative focuses on providing community-based psychological therapies for common mental health issues in the Surrey region. The procurement is at the award stage, with Mind Matters selected as the service provider effective from 15 September 2025, for a contract valued at £5,392,966. Following the Provider Selection Regime, the standstill period concludes on 26 September 2025, allowing for any representations. This limited procedure bypassed prior competition due to regulatory provisions, aiming to enhance access to mental health support across Surrey.

The Talking Therapies contract offers significant business growth opportunities for providers specialising in health services, particularly those adept at delivering psychological therapies. SMEs providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, counselling, or digital mental health solutions might find participation beneficial. This contract underlines the importance of aligning with NHS England’s mental health priorities, which emphasise innovative and flexible service delivery models involving collaboration with local employment services and GP-led pathways. With a focus on reducing health inequalities and improving care access, businesses that can offer evidence-based, patient-centred approaches tailored to diverse community needs will be notably well-positioned to succeed.

## Notice

The NHS Talking Therapies service is a community-based service that aims to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies for common mental health problems. The service offers a variety of evidence-based clinical interventions (including self-help options) including, but not limited to * Cognitive Behavioural Therapy * Interpersonal Therapy * Counselling * Brief Psychodynamic Therapy * Solution Focused Therapies * EDMR * Mindfulness The service has been a key priority for many years as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and continues to be one of the mental health priorities in NHS England 2025/26 Operating Plan.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHS Talking Therapies service is a community-based service that aims to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies for common mental health problems. The service offers a variety of evidence-based clinical interventions (including self-help options) including, but not limited to * Cognitive Behavioural Therapy * Interpersonal Therapy * Counselling * Brief Psychodynamic Therapy * Solution Focused Therapies * EDMR * Mindfulness The service will be available to all adults over the age of 17 registered with a General Practitioner within Surrey ICBs (with the exception of NE Hampshire & Farnham Place), experiencing mental distress in relation to common mental health problems. This service has been a key priority for many years as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and continues to be one of the mental health priorities in NHS England 2025/26 Operating Plan.

### 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 and the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 the relevant authority by 26 September 2025. 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/056648-2025 |
| 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 | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 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 | £5,392,966 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WOKING |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU21 5BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Woking |
| Electoral ward | Canalside |
| Westminster constituency | Woking |
| Delivery location | TLJ26 East Surrey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MIND MATTERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2025 at 14:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056648-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.surreyheartlands.org/nhs-surrey-heartlands-board

## Provenance

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