HCC - 07/23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the provision of Alternative Therapies Service for Children and Young People

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It is nationally recognised that by identifying and providing support to Children and Young People (CYP) as soon as difficulties emerge, outcomes are significantly improved. There is also a significant blind spot about support outside NHS specialist mental health services. While specialist mental health services are under pressure, it is vital that those planning and designing services understand what happens to the children and young people turned away from specialist services. This includes whether they are able to access alternative services or other forms of support outside the NHS, or whether they deteriorate to the point of needing more intensive care. Emerging evidence suggests that Complementary and Alternative Medicine can be beneficial for various mental health issues. Please log in to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home to review the PPME Document for full details Lot 1: Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the provision of Alternative Therapies Service for Children and Young People.The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in this PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.Further information can be found within the attached documentation. You are invited to submit a completed questionnaire by 12 noon on 19th July 2023