Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Westgate House, Westgate
Halifax
HX1 1PW
wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.wypartnership.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
Talking Therapies, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Calderdale Cares Partnership)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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’.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
• Focusses 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.
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
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2031
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
5 + 2 years
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
two.2.14) Additional information
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. 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.
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 July 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
The Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom