CAMHS Clinical Assessments and Interventions via a digital platform

Concepts

• cardiff
• health services
• health board
• mental health assessments
• camhs clinical assessments
• digital platform
• specialist camhs services
• standards of the current clinical evidence base
• intervention
• interventions

Location

Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan:

Description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for CAMHS Clinical Assessments and Interventions via a digital platform

Total Quantity or Scope

The Health Board have additional funding to deliver short term increased capacity this financial year to improve the timely access to care for young people suffering with mental health difficulties. The Health Board require a supplier who can meet the below service criteria whilst delivering 970 mental health assessments in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Measure (2010) – across Primary Mental Health and Specialist CAMHS Services (Tier 2 & Tier 3) and 4430 multi-modal (CBT / Systemic Family Therapy / IPT based), goal and outcome focused interventions for both Primary Mental Health and Specialist CAMHS. - Clinically led, delivered through an appropriate digital clinical platform - Staffed by appropriately qualified clinicians who adhere to recognised professional body standards with an appropriate level of practical experience. Staff must hold safeguarding level 3 certification and an enhanced DBS check - Meet the standards of the current clinical evidence base for interventions as outlined in NICE Guidance - Allow for flexible access to intervention between 8am – 9pm, 7 days per week - Have a fully secure platform that allows: i) Referrals to be easily shared ii) Service user monitoring metrics including sessions delivered, DNAs etc. iii) Allow for clinical session information to be shared / downloaded for recording in the Health Board EPR iv) Ability to produce real time performance reports such as number of interventions completed, safeguarding or risk incidence, achievement of outcomes v) Collation of information on patient experience. - Comply with relevant ISO accreditation standards - Be able to adhere to local policies and procedures, particularly in relation to safeguarding - Mirror the core services in the management of DNAs and communication of these - Have a timely onboarding and account activation process, that is completed within 7 days of receipt of the referral - Have a clear clinical supervision model in place within an appropriate governance

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The Health Board may have further funding in the next financial year and therefore, an option to extend at the sole discretion of the Health Board is being included for delivery of assessments and interventions up to the value within this notice.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

Healios is a market leading online provider of specialist child and young person’s mental health services with extensive experience working in the online field of mental health. Healios are a NICE endorsed service provider and have always demonstrated a proactive response to increasing their capacity for delivery. The additional funding is only available until the 31st March 2022 and should the Health Board not be able to award a supplier who can commence urgently, waiting lists for assessments and interventions for children and young people will continue to increase. Turnaround times for treatments will also be prolonged potentially leading to further issues which will be detrimental to children and young people’s health, mental health and wellbeing. Healios can mobilise immediately for the services described in this notice. Healios is a high performing, well established online clinical provider. Healios have a proven track record in virtual delivery of these assessments and interventions that is demonstrated from a range of sources including feedback from children, young people and families which has been positive in their experience of service and clinical care, and the use of routine outcome measures and experience of service tools provides this insight. The platform utilised by Healios allows for effective clinical delivery and offers CYP a more comprehensive user experience than can be offered through other online clinical platforms such as Attend Anywhere. The online platform is comprehensive and allows the Health Board to easily track the progress of our patient group as well as ensuring a high consistent standard of clinical record keeping. Having previously partnered with the UHB, Healios are fully aware of the service operating model and have successfully mirrored that in their delivery of services to our patient group. Similarly, they have a working knowledge of all our UHB policies and procedures, including demonstrating strong adherence and collaborative working in regard to safeguarding procedures. Based on the information outlined in this notice, the Health Board is applying a 10 day standstill period prior to awarding the contract.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** (WA Ref:115835)