Provision of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies in LLR

Concepts

• health and social work
• glenfield
• iapt
• provision of improving access
• accessible service
• psychological therapies provision
• psychological therapies
• llr
• aim of the service
• national mental health strategy

Location

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Description

The aim of the service is to offer recommended treatments for depression and anxiety. The IAPT service contributes to the national mental health strategy which aims to: • Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the population and keep people well ; • Improve outcomes for people with mental health problems through high-quality services that are equally accessible to all – the service will cover the people aged 16 and over who are registered with a Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland GP Practice. The objectives and expected outcomes are: • experience of delivering evidence based psychological therapies provision. • supporting integration of IAPT provision within mental health services at a neighbourhood and place-based level. • build in the experience and expertise of Third sector organisations to support delivery. • deliver an accessible service to the diverse communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

The activity expectations originally procured within the VITA Mind contract are lower than the targets set nationally based on the LLR population. By the end of 2023/24 the IAPT access target is increasing by over a third from the original VITA Mind contract. Delivery of the expanded target will be required across the areas that Vita Mind are currently contracted to operate and the type of service that will be needed will be ostensibly the same as the service provided by Vita Mind. Commissioning an alternative provider for the additional activity would be impractical to deliver (without negatively impacting on the existing Vita Mind contractual activity) and not interoperable without significant additional cost to focus on trying to make them interoperable. It would not be within the patient’s interest to change provider and there is materially no change in the performance of the Contract.