Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Fulwood House, Old Fulwood Road
Sheffield
S60 2UD
Contact
Nathan Kelly
Telephone
+44 1142716147
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE32 - Sheffield
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
IAPT Typed Talk Service
Reference number
C111205
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To provide IAPT evidence-based psychological interventions for patients who may encounter a range of barriers to accessing traditional services or who may prefer therapy via typed talk.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE32 - Sheffield
Main site or place of performance
Fulwood House, Old Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3TH
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide IAPT evidence-based psychological interventions for patients who may encounter a range of barriers to accessing traditional services or who may prefer therapy via typed talk. To offer more choice and to further support ongoing work to keep waiting times as low as possible for the people of Sheffield accessing IAPT interventions
Sheffield IAPT currently offer face to face, video and phone consultations within office hours. Patients need to be able to access CBT outside of traditional delivery routes and methods.
We are looking for a provider who can offer typed IAPT compliant interventions with appropriate IAPT compliant supervision as an alternative delivery mode for patients, to increase the volume of patients accessing IAPT services and to provide further choice of how patients receive their treatment.
We would also like to have the option to activate with the provider the possibility for patients to have a direct referral route into assessment by a psychological wellbeing practitioner and then enter treatment as appropriate with a psychological wellbeing practitioner and/or cognitive behavioural psychotherapist as clinically appropriate. Assessment and treatment would be via typed therapy, with IAPT compliant supervision.
Large volumes of patients access the IAPT service and need to enter therapeutic treatment within short nationally and locally agreed timeframes. The digital provider will increase the volume of patients to be seen and within target timescales and offer typed therapy as an alternative medium for therapy that the Sheffield IAPT service currently offers.
Across Sheffield IAPT there are considerable pressures to deliver appropriate care to patients in the context of increasing national IAPT access targets and maintaining the standards for waiting times and recovery. These pressures include:
Therapist capacity, availability, and facilities.
Patient demand across whole of the Sheffield
Demands for service access outside core clinical hours.
Provision of out of hours treatment.
The authority is looking to contract for an initial 12 months with an option to extend by 12 months plus 12 months.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
Country
United Kingdom