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title: "Psychological Services Provision"
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buyer: "North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Psychological Services Provision

Buyer: North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f99b

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## Summary

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a standardised psychological service for its staff across the Trust’s geographical area. The service covers advice to the Trust and managers to help reduce the occurrence and duration of absence, standardised reporting, balanced recommendations and management information. It includes accessible appointments by telephone and face to face, taking account of shift work. The provider will deliver therapy for workplace-related mental health difficulties through a six-session model and for complex workplace trauma-related presentations through a 12-session model. The service category is psychological and psychologist services, including psychiatrist or psychologist support. The requirement runs throughout the year and includes referral responses, assessment and discharge reports, and timely access to treatment.

The procurement has reached tender: the Trust invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submissions allowed in English. Questions were due by 2 October 2026 at 12:00 and offers by 14 October 2026 at 14:00. The intended award decision date was 9 November 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a possible one-year extension to 31 March 2030. Its estimated value is £900,000 excluding VAT and £1,080,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation is based on technical quality at 50%, financial offer and value for money at 40%, and social value at 10%. The service provider must respond within five working days of referral and offer an appointment within ten working days.

This opportunity suits providers of occupational psychological, employee assistance, clinical psychology or related workplace mental health services with the capacity to support ambulance staff across a broad geographical area. Bidders should be able to provide both face-to-face and telephone appointments, including arrangements suitable for shift workers, and deliver structured six-session and 12-session interventions. Strong evidence will be needed of appropriate professional skills and standards, relevant qualifications and accreditations, and experience delivering similar services. Providers should also have sufficient local resources, reliable referral and appointment capacity, and systems for assessment reports, discharge reports, factual recommendations and management information. The evaluation gives most weight to the technical approach, while social value includes support for the health, wellbeing and resilience of NHS staff.

## Notice

Provide a standardised staff psychological service in all its elements across the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS). This includes providing advice to the Trust and managers to reduce the occurrence and length of absence through timely and appropriate advice. Standardising the reporting which includes providing factual and balanced recommendations and provision of management information. Provide this service for over a 52-week period per year. Appointments will be a mix of face-to-face sessions via the telephone. Provide therapy support for workplace-related mental health difficulties within a 6-session model, and for complex workplace trauma-related presentations within a 12-session model. Any extensions to this provision will be in be highly exceptional cases and should only be applied following approval from the Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service for NEAS. Following receipt of a referral, NEAS should receive a response from the Supplier within five working days and an appointment within ten working days. An assessment report to be sent following the first session and then a discharge report at the end of treatment. Support easily accessible high-quality services for staff employed within the full Trust geographical settings, considering the shift work undertaken by some colleagues. Support is cost effective and efficient provision of service that will support the health and wellbeing of Trust staff.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The terms of this contract are a two-year fixed term plus a one-year extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087082-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | 2029-04-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | £900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85121271 - Home for the psychologically disturbed services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 19:34 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087082-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087082-2026
  14th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.neas.nhs.uk/

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