Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
To deliver the approved national curriculum for IAPT MBCT Teacher Training.
United Kingdom-Dorking: Miscellaneous health services
2017/S 177-362550
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
The Atrium. Curtis Road.
Dorking
RH4 1XA
United Kingdom
Contact person: Jeff Scott Lead Category Manager — Commissioning
E-mail: NHSCS.commissioning@nhs.net
NUTS code: UK
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Health Education England Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme Procurement.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The project aims to deliver the following training:
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training
To deliver the approved national curriculum for IAPT MBCT Teacher Training, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements).
Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners
To deliver one of the two approved national curricula for IAPT Couple Therapy for Depression for Relate Practitioners, including selection, teaching, supervision and assessment of competence (but not including provision of practice placements).
To work in close partnership with Relate at a national level to prioritise practitioners who are suitably qualified to enter the programme and who have specific commitments in place to deliver CTfD within or on behalf of IAPT services on completion of the training.
Full details are available in the Bravo eTendering portal as described in this Notice.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
England ( no code for England only available in Bravo notice system ).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See tender documentation.
Commissioner Communication Event
On the 18.9.2017 the Commissioners will hold an open teleconference event to enable potential providers to discuss the project and raise any initial questions.
The schedule for the event is
CTfD discussion 12:30-13:15
MBCT discussion 13:30-14:15
The dial-in details for both meetings are:
Phone Number- 03003040370
Conference ID- 474927
Potential providers will be required to advise the Commissioner of their intention to participate, which session they will dial in for, and confirm their nominated participants beforehand. Please register via the Bravo system, or to the following email address:
before 10:00 on 18.9.2017.
The Commissioners will accept written questions submitted in advance of the call.
Participants are advised that in order to ensure as open a discussion as possible, the Commissioners will endeavour to provide full verbal responses to all questions raised. However to ensure transparency and a formal audit trail during the procurement process, any potential provider who wishes to rely on any information provided during the call must also submit their question via the Bravo eTendering Clarification Question process, to enable the Commissioners to issue a formal response to all tender participants.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Test for issue 32067 en_GB.
VI.4.1)Review body
Brighton
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: