Southampton Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service

Concepts

• southampton
• psychiatrist or psychologist
• nhs southampton city clinical commissioning group
• southampton improving access
• psychological therapies
• speed of access
• service user choice
• health and social work
• recent pin notice
• list of the opportunities

Location

Southampton

Description

Further to the recent PIN notice (2021/S 000-000896) and corresponding RFI process, NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group invites Providers to tender for the Southampton Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service. The service will commence on 1st April 2022, in line with the expiry of the current contract. Please log on to the Intend portal ref: F14126 - Southampton Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) ITT to access the full tender pack.

Total Quantity or Scope

Further to the recent PIN notice (2021/S 000-000896) and corresponding RFI process, NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group invites Providers to tender for the Southampton Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service. The service will commence on 1st April 2022, in line with the expiry of the current contract. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The Contract envelope for this requirement is £28,144,998 across 5 years The service will work to achieve the following outcomes: • Increase the number of people with common mental health disorders, including those with co-morbid long-term health conditions, who receive treatment in accordance with NICE guidance • Improved speed of access and response • Increased number of people moving to recovery • Improved service user choice • Support into education, employment and training.

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.

Other Information

Instructions on how to access the ITT via our E-tendering portal: 1) Browse the SoEPS Commissioning Support portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning 2) Click the "Register" link on the left-hand side of the page. 3) Enter your correct business and user details. 4) Note the email address and password chosen and Click "Register My Company" when complete. 5) Login to the portal with the username/password. 6) You will be prompted to change your password on first login. 7) Hover your mouse over the "Tenders" button on the main toolbar and choose the relevant option: - "My Tenders" shows a list of the opportunities in which you have already expressed an interest or to which you have been invited; - "Awarded" shows a list of tenders awarded on the system (where these are were open to all); - "Current" shows a list of all the advertised opportunities on the system (i.e. open to all) in which you are able to express an interest; - "Forthcoming" shows a list of pipeline projects (including those in which providers can still express an interest - i.e. deadlines not yet reached). 8) Click on the "View Details" button for relevant opportunity to access the content, clicking "Express an Interest" where required to do so. 9) Click the relevant procurement as required then click the "Opt-In" at the bottom of the page to start building your submission to the procurement stage. This will move the project over to your "My Tenders" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). 10) Note the deadline for completion and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT, accessing any attached documents as required. 11) Any questions on specific opportunities should be directed through the portal messaging facility.