Published date: 31 January 2020

Last edited date: 31 January 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£211,000 to £422,000

Procurement reference

L-20-03

Published date

31 January 2020

Closing date

28 February 2020

Contract start date

1 July 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Chorley and South Ribble Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Greater Preston Clinical Commissioning Group are inviting suitably experienced and qualified organisations to participate in this procurement for a Digital Adult IAPT Service.

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme began in 2008 and has transformed the treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. IAPT has been widely-recognised as the most ambitious programme of talking therapies in the world.

IAPT is a stepped care system, this means that following an assessment patients are provided with the least burdensome effective treatment necessary for their recovery. Treatment can be provided as a digital service as well as face to face to improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing psychological distress.

This procurement is in relation to the commissioning of a digital service to support the delivery of the IAPT programme.

The expectations of IAPT's impact are extensive and cover a wide range of both core and specific areas (which includes long term conditions).

The specification for this digital service is based on a set of strictly defined national requirements and outcomes as well as locally defined expectations and outcomes. The national expectations of IAPT service delivery are described in the IAPT Manual and further developed in a set of "Positive Practice Guides".

These national documents must be used to inform the core delivery of this service being commissioned.

The maximum value of the contract will be £211,000 per annum.

The contract will be for 1 year (with a possible extension for 1 year)

Please refer to the specification attached for more information.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The ITT will be live on the 31st January 2020 on the MLCSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 12:00 on Friday 28th February 2020 12:00pm.

The deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is 12:00 Friday 21st February 12:00pm.

Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest and gain access to this procurement's documents and more specific information. Project_718 - Greater Preston and Chorley & South Ribble CCGs - Digital Adult IAPT Service.

The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget

About the buyer

Contact name

Sophie Riding

Address

Leyland House, Room 2
Lancashire Way
Preston
PR26 6TY
England

Telephone

01772 214076

Email

mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net