PRJ1281 NHSE OPD Pathway

Tender description

NHS England (London Region), in partnership with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service, is seeking to procure three community-based services for the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway in the London region, to provide a range of psychological, residential and social support services for people who have committed harmful offences and who are likely to meet the diagnostic criteria for ‘personality disorder.’ The total indicative contract value for all contracts is approximately £5.5 million per annum. The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via ProContract portal. Interested Applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest, and complete the online questionnaires hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission. All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this Expression of Interest opportunity must be directed through the portal. A timetable for the procurement, guidance about the process, and supplementary information relating to each contract opportunity is also available from the portal. Lot 3: Lot 1 Lot 1 is the Integrated Community Pathway Service, which provides an integrated, pan-London service delivering against five separate OPD pathway specifications, namely: 1) Core OPD-OM (Offender Management) service – case consultation, formulation, pathway planning, workforce development and support to approved premises 2) Intensive Integrated Risk Management service – providing enhanced psychological support and risk management interventions 3) Knowledge & Understanding Framework (KUF) training delivery for the London Region 4) Medication to Manage Sexual Arousal provision for people who have committed sexual offences 5) Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) provision at Canadian Avenue Approved Premises. Lot 1 also includes provision of participant involvement & social inclusion activity, and clinical supervision to staff working in OPD residential housing support services. Indicative contract value £4.8 million per annum. Lot 2 Lot 2 is the Men’s Housing and Accommodation Support Service (HASS), which provides residential accommodation and follow-up support to people screened in to the OPD Pathway in London. Indicative contract value £559k per annum. Lot 3 Lot 3 is the Women’s Enhanced Engagement & Relational Support Service, which provides up to two years of independent mentoring and advocacy to women meeting the criteria of the women’s OPD pathway in London. Indicative contract value £175k per annum.