Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c37-307d-7157-84c8-973d22e78e88/primary-care-mental-health-and-talking-therapy-service closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapy Service [NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-arden-and-greater-east-midlands-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value Not stated Published 3 Feb 2019 Deadline Closed 4 Mar 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG is undertaking a procurement for the provision of a Primary Mental Health & Talking Therapy Service (incorporating Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The contract duration will be 2 years (24 months) with an option to extend for a further 1 years (12 months). The aims and objectives of the service are: • To provide a single gateway for all patients requiring treatment and tailored support for common mental health problems at a primary care level. • To co-ordinate each person's journey to recovery through the service by utilising a case management approach. • To support the implementation of NICE guidelines, using evidence based psychological interventions, in the treatment of anxiety and depression. • To offer a range of wider non-IAPT based interventions ensuring that both adapts and reflects the needs of a diverse population and compliments the delivery of statutory obligations in the delivery of psychological therapies. • To offer a diverse range of interventions to include remote, face-to-face, group and guided self-help to ensure greater access and patient choice. • Elements of the service delivering to people with LTC and/or MUS will be integrated into existing medical pathways and services. • Services will be co-located with primary care, contingent on local network development. • Provide individualised support to individuals who may have difficulty accessing the therapeutic elements of the service due to difficulties as a result of wider personal, social or clinical factors, that impact on their potential recovery. • Provide a tailored service for pre and post-natal women who do not meet the threshold for specialist perinatal mental health services, but may be at an increased risk due to common mental health problems. • In accordance with the key themes from co-design events the service will: - provide direct access to a practitioner at the first point of contact. - provide flexible access (including times) to services so not to exclude individuals in employment or with caring responsibilities. - effectively assist people who feel they are in crisis and navigate any step up to more specialised services. - acknowledge and support the role of carers and wider support networks - link to wider community-based resources - provide an early intervention to prevent the escalation of a problem. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2b1a2e6a-d128-4706-9864-b820b3dfc98e) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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