Published date: 29 January 2020

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 14 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

London

Procurement reference

EastNHSFT001-DN459984-09148425

Published date

29 January 2020

Closing date

14 February 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The service will provide individual brief counselling (up to 12 sessions) and group interventions to women from South Asian and Minority Ethnic (BME) background experiencing and affected by emotional, physical, psychological and sexual abuse and exploitation. The service will liaise with other agencies to manage safeguarding concerns, and ensure Service Users are supported if in need of refuge. The interventions will be delivered directly in the community by suitably qualified bilingual counsellors in major languages spoken by our local population. The provider will operate as an integral part of the IAPT service and adhere to its performance, operational, and safeguarding standards.


More information

Additional text

How do you demonstrate your capability and capacity to offer high quality and culturally sensitive psychological interventions to female Service Users from BAME backgrounds who are experiencing and affected by emotional, physical, psychological and sexual abuse and exploitation? We would particularly like to hear the success of your organisation's experience and strategies in delivering these interventions as an integral part of an IAPT service. How do your interventions adhere to the service's clinical framework and Key Performance Indicators. Please limit your response to 400 words.


About the buyer

Contact name

Zach Nguyen

Address

9 Alie Street
London
E1 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2076554000

Email

dangkhoa.nguyen@nhs.net

Website

http://www.elft.nhs.uk/