Adult Psychological Therapies Service (also known as IAPT)

***This advert is for pre-market engagement only - this is not a procurement at this stage*** The service will provide psychological therapies treatment for people aged 18 and over with a common mental illness. The service will deliver Step 2 and Step 3 interventions, and clinicians will use GAD7 and PHQ-9 scores and other clinical indicators to determine the level of intervention required.

The provider is expected to follow the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies manual to implement and deliver effective assessment and treatment.

The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with up to a 2-year extension option.

The indicative annual contract value is expected to be in the region of between £20,200,000 - £25,400,000.

The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support pre-market engagement only at this stage. The objective of this engagement is to help the commissioner finalise the financial model, service model and procurement strategy. The proposed model is for a 4 lot (geographical locations) approach for this procurement. Proposed lots are as follows:

Lot 1 - Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Lot 2 - East Kent Lot 3 - Medway & Swale Lot 4 - West Kent

This could include a prime provider model in each area with sub-contracting to providers who wish to deliver services and have the community engagement skills to support access from across diverse communities.

Providers are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event on Wednesday 23rd November 2022, 11.00 - 13.00. Providers will also have the opportunity to book a 1-1 session (to take place after the event) with the Commissioner to enable them to ask individual questions and discuss the opportunity in more detail.

The ICB will then review feedback and may wish to further engage individually and collectively with potential providers.

To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating this opportunity and register to attend the market engagement event, please follow the instructions below:

1. Go to https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and click the link to register (If your organisation has not registered previously)

2. Once registered, login into the system and look for 'Quote/tender 60351 - IAPT Market Engagement (Kent & Medway ICB)'

The following documents have been made available to download from the e-procurement portal:

- draft specification

Interested providers are requested to review the published documentation and complete a short questionnaire within the e-procurement system to confirm attendance at market engagement event.

The deadline to register to attend the market engagement events is 17:00 on Wednesday 16th November 2022, however providers are encouraged to respond as soon as possible.

Additional information: The commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents that are made available to the market as part of this engagement exercise are draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change.