Official UK procurement notice
HPFT - Employment Advisors in Mid-Essex Talking Therapies (previously IAPT)
Authority: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NHS Mid Essex Talking Therapies service (previously known as IAPT), delivered by Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT), is procuring a new service that will promote and embed employment support. This is part of a large-scale initiative by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to increase the employment support within NHS Talking Therapies.<br/>HPFT is seeking providers who have proven previous NHS experience of supporting people into vocational/employment activities who have used a mental health service. <br/>There is an expectation that the successful provider will commence the service from April 2024 with the contract initially running to March 2025 in line with DWP funding. There is an option to extend the contract pending confirmation of funding beyond March 2025. The maximum financial envelope for the service is £280k p/a.
CPV: Outpatient care services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Six (6) Employment Advisors (EAs) and one (1) Senior EA will provide practical advice…RenewalPublished value£800,000
Six (6) Employment Advisors (EAs) and one (1) Senior EA will provide practical advice and relevant interventions to assist clients to gain, return to or retain employment. EAs will work closely with NHS Mid Essex Talking Therapy clinicians to provide employment support to people with common mental health problems who are struggling at work, off sick from work or looking to find work. <br/>This initiative is to ensure that Talking Therapies services are able to offer a combined package of psychological therapy and employment support to all Talking Therapies clients who need it & clients that do not require psychological treatment and only require employment support should be referred onto other employment support provision outside Talking Therapies. The Trust is looking for a company which has worked with Talking Therapy services and have experience with clients that are experiencing mild-moderate mental health issues.<br/>HPFT is seeking to work with a partner organisation that can bring this knowledge and expertise and work within and alongside the NHS Mid Essex Talking Therapies Service.<br/><br/>This opportunity is being published on the Atamis e-procurement portal, reference number C223628.<br/>Link - health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Nov 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C223628- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033326- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04176cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Nov 2023 → 11 Dec 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published10 Nov 2023, 15:06 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.