Provision of an Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Service

Concepts

• national institute for health and care excellence
• lichfield
• psychiatrist or psychologist
• outpatient psychotherapy service
• inpatient and outpatient mental health service
• provision of an inpatient
• outpatient mental health service
• defence occupational mental healthcare pathway, supporting defence community mental health
• inpatient setting
• inpatient services

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The overarching requirement is for the Contractor to provide supplementary access to mental healthcare for: An inpatient setting for entitled personnel that is safe, locally based, inpatient services with the ability to provide urgent expert assessment, treatment, stabilisation and return to service or transition to civilian facilities or civilian life. To provide surge provision of a rolling 116 (annual total of no more than 416) new referrals for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved psychotherapy for all DCMHs and Defence mental health staff and other identified personnel – referred to as the Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS).

Total Quantity or Scope

This contract will form part of the Defence occupational mental healthcare pathway, supporting Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) in providing psychotherapy, and in providing appropriate inpatient provision, when required. It will reflect the different thresholds and tolerances for treatment used within Defence which will reflect the different risks to the NHS. … To provide surge provision of a rolling 116 (annual total of no more than 416) new referrals for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved psychotherapy for all DCMHs and Defence mental health staff and other identified personnel – referred to as the Outpatient Psychotherapy Service (OPS). The range of psychological provision required, to be delivered: (1) Delivery of evidence based psychologically informed interventions for a range of presentations, which will be up to and including stepped care levels 3/4a in complexity. (2) Delivering accredited specialist psychological interventions, that may draw on more than one psychological model, underpinned by theory and evidence based. (3) In some more complex cases, following MDT/therapist discussions, to deliver highly specialist or complex psychological interventions requiring especially high levels of skill, knowledge and experience. Provision of clinical supervision, as required and requested, to MOD clinicians (including approach specific specialist accredited supervision). No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Tenderers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position

Renewal Options

The Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion to extend the Contract Term for a period of up to 12 months. the value of this option is estimated to be £2.5m

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
• 85111200 - Medical hospital services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

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