Talking Therapies - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service(Newcastle)

Concepts

• newcastle upon tyne
• health services
• nhs newcastle gateshead clinical commissioning group
• psychological therapies
• therapies
• improvement
• talking therapies
• newcastle
• iapt
• basic principles

Location

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of,NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish tocommission a Talking Therapies - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies(IAPT) Service in Newcastle. This contract has now been awarded.

Total Quantity or Scope

The basic principles that mirrored that of the open procedure was followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open, and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority considered: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract was scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental wellbeing. This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there was no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, was conducted via the In-tend portal.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

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