Published date: 9 May 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 6 June 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£10,941,574

Procurement reference

tender_366979/1208900

Published date

9 May 2023

Approach to market date

6 June 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Calderdale Cares Partnership) is looking to commission the provision of NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression for adults.

NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression, is a provision that provides access to self-care and early intervention for people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

The national expectations of NHS Talking Therapies are mandated, and specified in the NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression, Manual and further developed in a set of 'Positive Practice Guides'.

The service will deliver the following within the defined financial envelope:
- Deliver the requirements of the NHS Long Term Plan
- Support access, outcomes and experience for groups particularly impacted by the pandemic including but not exclusively ethnic minority communities, older adults
- Expand access to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression to deliver target access trajectories, targeting capacity to meet the population need of Calderdale
- Delivers high quality NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression intervention, including the improvement or maintenance of waiting times and outcome metrics
- Focuses on population level health outcomes, tackling inequalities and ensuring services are culturally sensitive and appropriate
- Provide a range of place-based delivery models, designed through collaboration with stakeholders, including patients, to meet the needs of specific population cohorts
- Provide support to patients with long term conditions in response to the specific demands of local populations driving integration across physical and mental health pathways, as well as other groups identified within the NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression manual and Positive Practice guides
- From April 2024 it has been nationally mandated that Employment Advisors are included as part of NHS Talking Therapies local offer
- NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression for Calderdale will operate within the context of the wider transformation of community mental health services.


A bidder information event will be held 25th May 2023 at 10am-12midday via Microsoft Teams. The event will explain the service requirements and outcomes of the Talking Therapies service and the tender process.

If you are interested in joining this event, please follow the link below to register. If you require any assistance with registration, please contact wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net.

https://www.calderdalecares.co.uk/tt-bidding-24/

More information

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The ITT will be available on the e-tendering portal Jaggaer from the 6th June 2023.

If you would like to submit a bid for this service, please submit your response by registering on https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ref ITT_62 (available from 06.06.23) once registered, potential providers will be able to complete and upload their submission.

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Calderdale Cares Partnership) has the right to withdraw this notice.

About the buyer

Contact name

wendy stanley

Address

Westgate House, Westgate
Halifax
HX1 1PW
England

Email

wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net