London Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) Service

Description

NHS England (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of The Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP). The EMHP is commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division. The Pathfinder: The EMHP is a specialist service designed to improve support for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma-related mental health needs. This pan London initiative is not a new service, but a pathfinder aimed at improving access, experience and outcomes by enhancing and connecting existing statutory and voluntary services. The EMHP aims to: • Improve access to trauma informed care for survivors with complex mental health needs • Tackle systemic barriers such as long waiting times, fragmented provision and restrictive eligibility criteria • Support recovery, healing and long term welling being, including for those not engaged in the criminal justice system The procurement process has been completed and this is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. Lot 1: NHS England (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of The Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP). The EMHP is commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division. The Pathfinder The EMHP is a specialist service designed to improve support for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma-related mental health needs. This pan London initiative is not a new service, but a pathfinder aimed at improving access, experience and outcomes by enhancing and connecting existing statutory and voluntary services. The EMHP aims to: • Improve access to trauma informed care for survivors with complex mental health needs • Tackle systemic barriers such as long waiting times, fragmented provision and restrictive eligibility criteria • Support recovery, healing and long term welling being, including for those not engaged in the criminal justice system The providers will: • Deliver training, consultation and workforce development to promote trauma-informed practice across systems • Deliver enhanced biopsychosocial assessment and trauma-informed formulation • Provide specialist input into care planning and trauma responsive interventions. • Coordinate cross sector care navigation and care coordination • Offer trauma and dissociation informed therapeutic support for individuals with the most complex presentations The Pathfinder will be delivered through a lead provider or consortium model, underpinned by a formal Alliance Agreement to ensure equity between partners and shared accountability for outcomes. While strategic workforce components will be delivered at a pan London level, direct intervention will be tailored and delivered locally. Contract Length and value: The contract for the Service will be awarded for a period of 5 years (60 months), with an optional extension for a further period of 2 years (24 months). Therefore, the maximum duration of this contract, if all extension options are taken up will be 7 years (84 months). 5 year initial term Value: £5,085,000 7 year total possible lifetime value: £7,119,000 The Invitation to Tender documents can be found on the Procurement Portal at the below link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000X11orIAB&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award. The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.