Published date: 8 June 2021

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: 9 July 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£200,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

HEE001-DN548818-46440525

Published date

8 June 2021

Closing date

9 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

1 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Psychological Support Services for Trainee Doctors and Dentists

The London and KSS Professional Development Team (PDT) for and on behalf of Health Education England (HEE) provides support for doctors and dentists in training, as well as for certain eligible categories of Nurses, Allied Health Professions, Healthcare Scientists, Pharmacists, and other health professionals from secondary, primary and community care. Issues relating to psychological health are a common reason or seeking help, often in combination with other factors.

The Authority is inviting bidders to initially provide professional mental health support for doctors and dentists in postgraduate training. The support service is for the provision of specialised psychotherapeutic interventions which embrace all the mainstream modalities of psychotherapy, psychological support, and counselling. The service is intended to provide an initial assessment, and a package of support for those trainees who have psychological distress that is currently at a level that would not be eligible for care from the service provided by NHS Practitioner Health, commissioned by NHSEI for all doctors and dentists in England.

The service will cover London in relation to the geographical remits of HEE London, which includes the local offices North Central and East London, South London, and Northwest London, and HEE Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.

The contract period will be for 3 years subject to annual reviews and available budget. The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is 9th July 2021 at 12:00pm (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time. All communications should be made via the messaging function on the e-Tendering portal during the tender exercise. The Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the e-portal system and not with the Contracting Authority itself other than as expressly permitted within this ITT. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the ProContract dedicated Supplier Helpdesk at:

http://proactis.kayako.com/procontractv3/Core/Default/Index

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About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Gilbert

Address

1st Floor, Blenheim House
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
England

Telephone

0113 295 2179

Email

Mark.Gilbert@hee.nhs.uk

Website

https://hee.nhs.uk/