Published date: 4 August 2022

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


Closing: 31 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

NW1 5JD

Value of contract

£173,053.75

Procurement reference

CF-1006600D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

4 August 2022

Closing date

31 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The contract has been awarded to Twining Enterprise following market engagement to invite capable providers. Following a capability assessment, Twining Enterprise has been established as the only capable provider.

NWL CCG required an employment support service within the psychological therapy service in accordance with the National Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) programme, with the aim of increasing access to a range of psychological therapy interventions to:

• improve the psychological health and wellbeing of people with common mental health problems (e.g. depression and anxiety disorders), and
• provide increased access to employment support which will assist people with common mental health problems to maintain employment and return to work.

Within the Stepped Care model of psychological therapy interventions to provide support to IAPT patients into mainstream:

• Employment
• Education/training
• Volunteering

The service will ensure provision of an equitable service to Hounslow's diverse population, paying special attention to providing appropriate and accessible services for people from BAME communities and 'vulnerable' groups (people with learning disabilities who are able to engage, long term conditions, neurological conditions, carers, older adults, non-English speakers etc).

The service will support people accepted into the IAPT service and provide patients with:

• Information advice and guidance (IAG) on work and learning
• Needs assessment and action planning/goal setting
• Support in developing personal/interpersonal skills
• Access to welfare benefits/financial advice
• Managed signposting/referral to other service
• Support into/in further education/training/volunteering as pathway activities towards employment
• Interview preparation
• CV development, support in seeking and applying for work
• Facilitated back to work support, liaising with employers and other professionals as necessary.

Award information

Awarded date

18 July 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Total value of contract

£173,053.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Twining Enterprise

Address

null

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Contracts Team

Address

15 Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5JD
GB

Email

nhsnwlccg.contracting@nhs.net