NHS Talking Therapies Service - NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB

Concepts

• health services
• waveney
• norwich
• therapies service - nhs norfolk
• norfolk
• waveney mental health
• nhs norfolk
• provision of nhs talking therapies service
• service description
• nhs talking therapies service

Location

East of England:

Description

***This advert is for Prior Information Only and is an update to the PIN Published 12th May 2023 to notify the market of the updated procurement timetable*** Separate advertisements will follow in relation to the Market Engagement and Procurement stages. The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to notify the market of the future procurement opportunity for the Provision of NHS Talking Therapies Service. Service Description The service shall provide community orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies to people in Norfolk and Waveney from the age of 16 with 'common' mental health problems - aligned to the NHS Talking Therapies Manual (2023) (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)) and locally branded as the "The Wellbeing Service" - and support the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health ambitions. The service shall be flexible and responsive to the population needs and operate a bio- psychosocial model of care; taking an individual's needs into consideration to plan holistic and integrated interventions to improve wellbeing. The service will work closely with local communities, providers and the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure this is implemented effectively. This shall include a tiered approach to support, dependent on need, employing warm handovers and single trusted assessments to other services which can support people's mental health and wider determinants of wellbeing.

Total Quantity or Scope

***Prior Information Notice Only. ***This advert is for Prior Information Only *** Separate advertisements will follow in relation to the Market Engagement and Procurement stages. The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to notify the market of the future procurement opportunity for the Provision of NHS Talking Therapies Service in Norfolk and Waveney. … The service shall provide community orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies to people in Norfolk and Waveney from the age of 16 year and over with 'common' mental health problems, such as low mood and anxiety-based needs. This model should be aligned to the NHS Talking Therapies Manual (2023) and support the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health ambitions. The service shall be flexible and responsive to the population needs and operate a bio-psycho-social model of care; taking an individual's needs into consideration to plan holistic and integrated interventions to improve their wellbeing. The service will work closely with local communities, providers and the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure this is implemented effectively with key partners that support 'wellbeing'. This shall include a tiered approach to support, employing warm handovers and single trusted assessments to other services which can support people's mental health and wider determinants of wellbeing - providing a strong model of engagement and support in the community. The service will take a 'needs led' approach, such that people with needs that can be met by the service should be offered and engaged with it. Further to this, the service will proactively engage with population groups and communities where there are recognised risks, low rates of engagement or health inequalities. The service shall also offer opportunities for all who access the service to be involved in participation forums to facilitate coproduction and service user involvement with service improvement projects. ** Updated Indicative approach and Timeline NHS Norfolk and Waveney intends to procure via a single stage open procurement process, advertised via the Find a Tender Service website. The Commissioners are currently entering into a period of Public stakeholder engagement and this will run from 12th June 2023 until 23rd July 2023. The procurement opportunity is anticipated to be published w/c 16th October 2023, but please note this may be subject change at the Commissioners discretion. The Commissioners intend to hold a market engagement meeting w/c 18th September 2023. A formal advert is expected to be placed w/c 28th August 2023 to support the market engagement event and please note that you must register your interest separately for each of the above stages. We are unable to accept a request at this stage to attend a market engagement event or to receive tender documents. The contract duration is expected to be 5 years with up to a 2-year extension option. Please note that the anticipated timeline stated above is subject to amendment.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **