Miscellaneous health services

Tender description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (Formally known as NHS Erewash, NHS Hardwick, NHS Southern Derbyshire and NHS North Derbyshire CCG) have invited expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers capable of delivering improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT) services to the patients registered with member GP Practices of NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG for which they are the responsible commissioner. The IAPT programme remains high on the political agenda with CCGs being performance managed on access and recovery targets at regional and national level. The current services are due to expire on 31 March 2020, which are commissioned via an any qualified provider (AQP) process, meaning that patients can choose the provider and location of their service. Services are paid on a fixed tariff based on zero value, zero volume. Key aims of the service included: • people receive a prompt initial assessment following referral, i.e. no longer than 6 weeks; • the treatment people received commenced promptly after their initial assessment, as per IAPT manual; • people feel better as a result of the treatment received; • people over 65 years access a service when they need it; • people from black and minority ethnic groups can access IAPT services and have the same recovery rates when compared to the rest of the population; • people who reside in the 100 most deprived LSOAs (local super output areas) have the same recovery rates when compared to the rest of the population accessing Derbyshire IAPT services. Provider were asked to express an interest by registering on the EU Supply Portal https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK The reference for the service was IAPTAQP 2019 ID: 37190. Once registers, provider completed the questions within tender quote IAPT AQP 2019 37190.