Published date: 1 December 2021

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Awarded contract (published 27 April 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

  • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£3,000,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0499500D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

1 December 2021

Closing date

27 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

1 November 2024

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

The Five-Year Forward View for Mental Health (FYFVMH, Oct 2016) and the Long Term Plan (LTP, 2019)
emphasise the ability of IAPT services to provide support for people with depression and anxiety disorders that can be managed effectively in a uni-professional context. IAPT services remain a key focus of the LTP in delivering the improved outcomes aspired to by linking mental health and physical health. The LTP sets out a commitment to expanding IAPT services with a view to increasing access to psychological therapies for an additional 390,000 people with common mental health problems which means that by 2023/24 1.9 million people nationally each year will access treatment via IAPT services.

As IAPT services expand there has been a need identified to increase access for people who are Deaf and use BSL. Commissioning BSL services at a local level can be difficult due to the relatively small numbers of BSL users in each locality. Therefore, central funding has been identified to pilot a national BSL IAPT offer.

Deaf people are currently believed to be vastly underrepresented in IAPT services. They face a number of barriers including misdiagnosis and availability of appropriate communication aids. There are two main options for Deaf people reliant on BSL for accessing therapy via IAPT: accessing their local service through the use of a trained BSL interpreter or by accessing therapy from a trained IAPT clinician who uses BSL themselves.

Aim of the service
The National BSL IAPT Service is required to meet three overarching criteria:

1. To provide IAPT compliant therapies in BSL
2. To provide national coverage and accessibility
3. To build the BSL-speaking IAPT workforce

Award information

Awarded date

3 November 2021

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

1 November 2024

Total value of contract

£5,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SignHealth

Address

CAN Mezzanine Ltd 49-51 East Road London N1 6AH, London, N1 6AH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Russell Greenwood

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

russell.greenwood@nhs.net