COV - Psychology Support for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services

Concepts

• psychiatrist or psychologist
• coventry
• adult treatment services
• local secondary mental health services
• substance misuse services
• secondary mental health services
• service users
• effective psychology interventions
• psychology support
• national drug strategy ambitions

Location

COVENTRY

Description

This contract will deliver psychology support for the benefit of people misusing substances and aid their recovery, including: • Professional support to substance misuse services, including consultation, training and professional supervision of staff to support the delivery of effective psychology interventions and navigate the mental health system • Direct clinical interventions with service users of substance misuse services, including assessment and formulation for high-risk individuals and co-delivery of psychological interventions

Total Quantity or Scope

Coventry City Council commissioned an adult drug and alcohol treatment service in line with current clinical standards. The launch of the new national drug strategy "From Harm to Hope" has introduced a number of new elements of provision; one of these elements of provision which is strongly recommended within treatment systems is an uplift in the level of psychological-informed services to help improve the quality of provision and support more people into recovery. Currently, there is no psychology input commissioned by the City Council within drug and alcohol treatment provision. A number of psychology models of treatment are available including: - Employment of local psychologists and therapies to deliver individual counselling - Local psychology input to help co-deliver psychologically-led groupwork activity with drug and alcohol treatment services Psychology input to advice and support existing staff to deliver effective psychologically informed treatments - this can be through (i) supervision and consultation with staff and (ii) support at multi disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, particularly in relation to more complex cases Employment of local psychologists and other psychology assistants, etc, to deliver individual counselling interventions is costly and is likely to encounter recruitment challenges with a limited number of addiction specialist psychologists available in the country. Therefore, it is recommended that psychology input into adult treatment services via consultation, supervision, MDT support and a limited capacity of co-delivered provision is considered the lower cost, realistic alternative. This model will help avoid duplication of provision offered via secondary mental health services. The addition of psychology into the local treatment model will improve the quality of interventions, lead to improved engagement and connectivity with local secondary mental health services in line with the ambitions of the nation drug strategy and One Coventry plans to support the most vulnerable. The Council will be receiving an uplift in a ringfenced grant from central government to support the delivery of national drug strategy ambitions (Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant - SSMTRG) - this procurement will utilise this ring-fenced grant. This is a new contract and will be developed over the life of the provision. The Provider will support the development of the service, including the development of an evidence-based framework to baseline and monitor outcomes. This notice is an intention to award a contract under Regulation 11 - Competitive Process of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £300,000 including any permitted contract extensions. The services associated with this contract shall be provided between the start and end date of this contract included any permitted contract extensions.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The initial contract term is 12 months with the option to extend by 2 x 12 months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoid of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to Coventry City Council via email address procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk by 15th March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Coventry City Council has awarded this contract on the most economically advantageous tender to the top scoring Provider against the named 'Key Criteria' in the tender documentation (section II.2.5 Award Criteria of this notice). No conflicts of interests were identified of the individuals involved in the decisions associated with this contract award. Patient safety and strength of pathways between treatment services and mental services are critical under this contract and therefore higher weightings were attributed to the Key Criteria 'Quality and Innovation', 'Integration, collaboration and service sustainability' and 'Access, inequalities and disparities, and choice'