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Published 10 Nov 2023, 15:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HPFT - Employment Advisors in Mid-Essex Talking Therapies (previously IAPT)

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #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 ↗

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Contract may be extended for a further +1 +1 YearsVariant bids: not allowed

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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

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)
Outpatient care services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2023 → 11 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Nov 2023, 15:06 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    11 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth THE COLONNADES, BEACONSFIELD CLOSE, HATFIELD, East of England, AL10 8YEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.