PRJ1281 NHSE OPD Pathway

Description

NHS England (London Region) 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 indicative contract value is approximately £5.9 million per annum The contract will have an initial term of 4 years (48 months), followed by an optional extension of 2 years (24 months) at the discretion of the commissioner. If all available extensions are taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 6 years (72 months). The Commissioner is seeking feedback through this market engagement exercise to shape the requirements of this service and to inform the market of any future procurement exercise. The Commissioner values open and detailed feedback in these areas. Please note that while draft specifications and a timetable have been provided, these documents are still in the drafting phase and are liable to change before the full ITT is uploaded. Questionnaire responses submitted will remain confidential and information gathered will be used for the sole purpose of informing the upcoming procurement process and seeking feedback from the market. Interested parties are asked to follow the link above and register on the ProContract portal to gain access to the Market Engagement Questionnaire, please complete and submit via the portal by the deadline stated. Lot 3: 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. Lot 2 is the Housing & Accommodation Support Service (HASS), which provides residential accommodation and floating support to people screened in to the OPD Pathway in London. 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.