Pan London Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) treatment service for women

Tender description

NHS England and NHS Improvement hereafter referred to as "the Authority" are seeking to commission a Lead Provider to deliver a pan London Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) treatment service for women only where the Courts deem it would be appropriate to include a MHTR as part of a Community Sentence. The provider would screen women who had been referred by either Probation, Defence or Liaison and Diversion who are potentially suitable for a MHTR. If the individual agrees, this will be shared with Probation who will include the recommendation into the Pre Sentence Report for the Judiciary for them to consider whether a MHTR could be part of any sentencing options. Where a woman is given a MHTR as part of a community order the provider would deliver a number of sessions over a specified period, determined by the court and provide psychological treatment/interventions, to address the underlying mental health issues which may be contributing towards the underlying offending issues. The Provider will work directly with probation around support which will increase compliance, as well as proactively support the woman to comply with the MHTR, and therefore reduce breaches. This service would be available to any woman appearing in any of the Magistrates' Courts or Crown Courts in London. The provider would be expected to work closely with Liaison and Diversion Services across London, as well as the Probation Service, Courts, substance misuse providers and third sector. Where a woman has additional needs, working with the Probation Service, will support her to access appropriate services to support her to address those needs. The Authority would like hold a Market Engagement event to inform the market of its intentions to commission a pan London Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) treatment service for women. The Authority plans to hold an online interactive engagement event on the morning of Thursday, 10 February 2021, to provide further information about the procurement, including: • an overview of the proposed services to be provided • details of the anticipated contract type, length and particular conditions • an overview of the procurement process and the anticipated timeline Prospective Bidders who wish to attend the event and receive updates about this project can click the following link to complete a short online form. Additional information: NHS London Shared Service (previously NEL Commissioning Support Unit) is managing this Early Engagement process on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (The Authority). The services to which this advert relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) and the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing the procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts. Neither the reference to the "Open Procedure", "ITT", "SQ", the use of the term "Tender process", nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that The Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions. Information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by The Authority.