Published date: 21 May 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£29,500.50

Procurement reference

Counselling services (IAPT) in Hillingdon

Published date

21 May 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Modification of existing contract to extend duration by 6 months

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Established referral pathways with GPs, Community Mental Health Teams and Health visitors. Service provided from Mead House
The Tamil Mental Health Project clients are presenting with a multitude of complex needs, including no access to public funds, symptoms of PTSD, suicide ideation, broken family structures, criminal activity and contact with Family and Children services. The majority of referrals are coming through Tamil G.P's, with the counsellor providing interventions in areas that have a high population of Tamil residents, namely Hayes.
EACH delivers this service in Hillingdon through satellites - Mead House and have well established referral pathways with GPs, the CMHT and Health visitors


More information

Additional text

Along with 7 other CCGs in the area, NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group is to be incorporated into a new CCG from 1st April 2021 - North West London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). A period of review is required from April 2021 to agree the future model of care and to identify the commissioning strategies for services across NW London for the coming year and beyond.

The existing contract is therefore being modified to extend its duration for an interim period of 6 months in order to enable this review to take place

The CCG has assessed that the service needs to continue whilst a review is completed, and new commissioning plans are developed by the newly formed North West London CCG from April 2021.

This is an existing service that has been in place since April 2018. The CCG has assessed that the service needs to continue whilst a review is completed and new commissioning plans are developed by the newly formed North West London CCG from April 2021.

The existing contract is being modified through contract variation to extend its term by 6 months. The existing value of the contract of £177,003 will increase by £29,500.50 during this additional term.


Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£29,500.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hillingdon Mind

Address

40 New Windsor Street, Uxbridge, UB8 2TU

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The existing contract is therefore being modified to extend its duration for an interim period of 6 months in order to enable this review to take place.

This modification is necessary to ensure continuity of these services for local patients.

The CCG has considered its obligations under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition) (No.2) Regulations 2013 and assesses that the incumbent provider offers the safest solution to ensure this continuity at this time, particularly having regard to the priorities and resource pressures associated with the local NHS response to COVID-19.


About the buyer

Contact name

Sean Bidewell

Address

Boundary House, Cricket Field Rd
Uxbridge
UB8 1QG
England

Email

sean.bidewell@nhs.net

Website

https://www.hillingdonccg.nhs.uk/