Published date: 13 July 2023

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


Closing: 24 November 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£800,000

Procurement reference

CF-1721000D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

13 July 2023

Closing date

24 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Mental health wellbeing practitioner programme Derby.

1.1 Psychological therapies for people with severe mental health problems (PT-SMHP) are a key part of the new integrated offer for adults, as set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan. The support teams require in order to deliver these therapies is important as part of a team approach to delivering services.
1.2 HEE is currently working closely with NHSE to ensure the capacity and capability in the adult and older adult community mental health workforce to deliver a range of evidence based psychological therapies to improve quality and increase client choice across the system. The aim is to ensure all mental health services across England have access to high quality training in evidence based psychological therapies supported by effective and evidence-based interventions.
1.3 Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners will deliver collaborative care planning and specific wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions - supporting increases capacity in community mental health teams and the shift to a more person-centred, psychologically-informed approach.
1.4 By delivering these functions, the intention of this new role is to release wider team capacity so that mental health nurses, occupational therapists and others can have their job plans revised to allow them to train in and deliver psychological therapies (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy or Family Interventions).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Mental health wellbeing practitioner training - Derby

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 13 July 2023

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

6 February 2023

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£800,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Essex

Address

Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Neil Gilbert

Address

Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
United Kingdom

Email

mark.gilbert@hee.nhs.uk