Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-07-08
Buyer: NHS Wakefield CCG
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 1294981 GBP

Technical requirements: This is part of the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme, which began in 2008 with the aim of transforming the treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. In 2016 the 5 year forward view for mental health, committed to an expansion in provision of evidence-based psychological therapies.
This is part of the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme, which began in 2008 with the aim of transforming the treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. In 2016 the 5 year forward view for mental health, committed to an expansion in provision of evidence-based psychological therapies. The subsequent NHS published priorities in this regard concern:
— expanding IAPT services so that, both nationally and locally they will move from seeing around 15 % of all people with anxiety and depression each year (2016/17) to 25 % (2020/21), and all areas will have more IAPT services. In Wakefield this equates to 10 550 people per year accessing IAPT treatment by 2020-21.
— focusing on people with long term conditions. From April 2018 all clinical commissioning groups were required to offer IAPT services integrated with physical healthcare pathways. 2 thirds of people with a common mental health problem also have a long term physical health problem, greatly increasing the cost of their care by an average of 45 % more than those without a mental health problem. By integrating IAPT services with physical health services the NHS can provide better support to this cohort of people and achieve better outcomes.
The advent of the NHS published priorities came after the completion of a competitive tendering process for the incumbent service provider of evidence-based psychological therapies in Wakefield and District. The benefit of continuity, by utilising a single provider to expand access and to focus on individuals with long-term conditions, is deemed to outweigh the benefits of having more than one provider, and competition.
In the procurement of the current service the contract offer was an initial 3-year contract, with the commissioner option to extend for 2 separate 1-year lots. The current contract runs from 1.9.2016 to 31.8.2019. The 4th year (as described below) is the first 1-year extension.
The additional funding totals 1 294 981 GBP. Whilst it has been split over 3 contract years, the additional funding actually covers 2 CCG financial years as follows:
The advent of the NHS published priorities came after the completion of a competitive tendering process for the incumbent service provider of evidence-based psychological therapies in Wakefield and District. The benefit of continuity, by utilising a single provider to expand access and to focus on individuals with long-term conditions, is deemed to outweigh the benefits of having more than one provider, and competition.
The additional funding totals 1 294 981 GBP. Whilst it has been split over 3 contract years, the additional funding actually covers 2 CCG financial years as follows:


Winner: Turning Point (Services) Ltd
Award value: 1294981