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Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) - Market Engagement Event and Networking Opportunity

NHS England · compiled

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Opportunity overview

NHS England London Region (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites interested, suitably qualified and experienced providers to attend a Market Engagement Event in advance of publication of Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) Services across London. Bidders will be asked to provide feedback after the event. The Authority will also publish feedback and Q&A after event. NHS England - London Health and Justice Team are seeking to procure an alliance of delivery partners for a pan-London Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder service for victims and survivors of sexual abuse or assault with complex trauma related mental health needs. The main service outcome will be to increase access, reduce fragmentation and work collaboratively across sectors to address the identified barriers within the pathways, and between statutory and voluntary sector service providers. The EMHP will be a partnership or alliance of service providers working together to deliver the service specification including clinical support, training and development and creating a network of partners. Key objectives of Pathfinders are to: o create and improve pathways and partnership working approaches to the benefit of individuals with complex trauma related mental health needs associated with sexual assault and abuse; o improve access to professionals trained in identification of, and appropriate response to, complex trauma related mental health needs associated with sexual assault and abuse; o for individuals with complex trauma related mental health needs the primary aim is to reduce complex trauma related symptoms and improve quality of life (improve individual wellbeing, reduce mental health symptomology, minimise harm and re-traumatisation, improve functioning (including social and occupational) and support healing and recovery); o encourage establishment of trauma-informed systems that have impact beyond this service; o build evidence base for the value of new approaches. Core principles of pathfinders for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma related mental health needs: 1. Reduce fragmentation in services and increase access to professionals competent and confident in identifying and responding to the needs of adult victims and survivors; 2. Every interaction matters. Promotion of trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches that acknowledge the need for personalisation, collaboration, and choice; 3. Focus on collaboration and co-production. Market Engagement: To assist the Commissioners with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, a market engagement event will take place to explore the market's feedback on the following areas: • Outline of service requirements and key outcomes; • Timescales for procurement and mobilisation of the new contract; • Proposed contract duration and financial model; • Networking opportunity with providers. The Authority plans to hold an interactive engagement event on Wednesday 19 February 2025 from 10:30 - 14:00 at Wellington House, Lower Ground, 133 - 155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG. Number of attendees: Maximum of 2 people per organisation. Registration closes at 12:00pm (Noon) on 10 February 2025. IMPORTANT: Please note the market engagement event registration form can be found at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/Wu85G29E55 Please complete the Market Engagement Event Registration Form by no later than 12:00pm (Noon) on 10 February 2025 if you are interested to attend the event. Important note: Due to room capacity, we may need to close registration early should we be at capacity. Therefore, we advise you to register at your earliest opportunity.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • As stated in the short description. Additional information: The indicative maximum financial envelope for this procurement will be £1,017,000 per annum. The contract will have an initial term of 3 years, with the possibility of extending the term up to a further 2 years beyond the initial contracted duration. This will be subject to satisfactory performance and by mutual agreement between the Commissioners and Providers, but the intention is for this service and the partnership that supports it to be part of longer-term transformation work. The service specification, HNA and other supporting documents will be shared in advance of the MEE. Organisation or agency biographies submitted in the Registration Form will be shared in a directory of services to aid provider networking. The NHS London Commercial Hub (LCH), hosted by NHS North East London ICB is managing this Market Engagement process on behalf of NHS England (London Region). The NHS London Commercial Hub (LCH), hosted by NHS North East London ICB (Part of North East London Health and Care Partnership) is managing this Market Engagement process on behalf of NHS England (London Region).Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PRJ2061
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
7 Apr 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Description
As stated in the short description. Additional information: The indicative maximum financial envelope for this procurement will be £1,017,000 per annum. The contract will have an initial term of 3 years, with the possibility of extending the term up to a further 2 years beyond the initial contracted duration. This will be subject to satisfactory performance and by mutual agreement between the Commissioners and Providers, but the intention is for this service and the partnership that supports it to be part of longer-term transformation work. The service specification, HNA and other supporting documents will be shared in advance of the MEE. Organisation or agency biographies submitted in the Registration Form will be shared in a directory of services to aid provider networking. The NHS London Commercial Hub (LCH), hosted by NHS North East London ICB is managing this Market Engagement process on behalf of NHS England (London Region). The NHS London Commercial Hub (LCH), hosted by NHS North East London ICB (Part of North East London Health and Care Partnership) is managing this Market Engagement process on behalf of NHS England (London Region).

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-Y56
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS2 7UE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
Y56
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS England

Contact

Name
Khadijah Yasmin
Telephone
+44 7960779938

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKI · LS2 7UE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI

Notice and amendment history

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