UKRI:2809 - MINDSET INNOVATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME

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This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being issued to conduct a market consultation exercise regarding UKRI:2809 - MINDSET INNOVATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME, as outlined in Section 2. Parties interested in participating are requested to express their interest by sending an email to corporateprocurement@ukri.org, using the subject line "Expression of Interest – UKRI:2809 Mindset Innovation Support Programme PIN". The email should contain the interested party's name and contact information, upon where two documents will be issued to yourselves. •Part 1: The Invitation which provides information about The Mindset Innovation Support Programme. •Part 2: The Questionnaire You are invited to respond to the questionnaire which should be returned by the closing date of noon 17th April 2023. For clarity, this PIN is not a Call for Competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any supplier participating in a future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the preliminary market consultation shall place any supplier at an advantage in any future potential procurement process. Lot 1: UKRI and Innovate UK are looking to secure a partner to build and deliver a programme of Innovation Support (IS) for Mindset and the Clinical Mental Health & Wellbeing sector, working with NIHR Mindtech, Innovate UK KTN and other partners to bring businesses, NHS providers, regulatory and academic partners together to share knowledge. The Innovation support provider will also be responsible for supporting Mindset R&D applicants and award recipients to address gaps in their knowledge and capability through a balance of general support and active interventions. The vision for the £20M Mindset investment is to achieve a post Covid transformation of UK Mental Health provision by supporting the development and scale-up of emerging digital therapies. This will be realised by catalysing collaboration between healthcare and creative sectors to develop an innovation sector with global potential, and to provide urgently needed new immersive digital (XR) delivery models for Mental Health services and trials. XR refers to Extended Reality and covers Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR), haptics, interfaces, platforms, and software and will often be referred to as immersive technologies. The proposed overall approach to Mindset is based on 4 workstreams: •Workstream 1: An early stage ‘R&D Fund’ to develop new innovative mental healthcare solutions •Workstream 2: A ‘Test and Trial platform’ for the distribution and procurement of mental health and wellbeing XR experiences, products, and solutions •Workstream 3: An ‘Investment Partnership fund’ for XR/Digital Mental Health SME’s •Workstream 4: A programme of ‘Innovation Support’ for the Clinical Mental Health & Wellbeing sector, working with NIHR Mindtech, the KTN and other partners to bring businesses, NHS providers, regulatory and academic partners together to share knowledge. Additional information: To participate in the UKRI:2809 Market Consultation Exercise, send an email to corporateprocurement@ukri.org with the subject "Expression of Interest – UKRI:2809 Mindset Innovation Support Programme PIN" and include your name and contact details. Two documents will be provided: The Invitation with programme details and The Questionnaire, to be returned by noon on April 17th, 2023