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North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Psychological Services Provision

HealthcareCPV 85121270

ValueValue not published

Deadline14 Oct 2026

Published14 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

No value: the buyer is not paying for this — the notice is flagged a concession, so the money runs the other way.

Timeline

Published 14 Sept 202630 days leftCloses 14 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Anthony Oba

adedeji.oba@neas.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust's Health & Social Care cycle is past due — it ran about every 5 months across 4 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

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The brief

Provide a standardised staff psychological service in all its elements across the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).

This includes providing advice to the Trust and managers to reduce the occurrence and length of absence through timely and appropriate advice.

Standardising the reporting which includes providing factual and balanced recommendations and provision of management information.

Provide this service for over a 52-week period per year.

Appointments will be a mix of face-to-face sessions via the telephone.

Provide therapy support for workplace-related mental health difficulties within a 6-session model, and for complex workplace trauma-related presentations within a 12-session model.

Any extensions to this provision will be in be highly exceptional cases and should only be applied following approval from the Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service for NEAS.

Following receipt of a referral, NEAS should receive a response from the Supplier within five working days and an appointment within ten working days.

An assessment report to be sent following the first session and then a discharge report at the end of treatment.

Support easily accessible high-quality services for staff employed within the full Trust geographical settings, considering the shift work undertaken by some colleagues.

Support is cost effective and efficient provision of service that will support the health and wellbeing of Trust staff.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Provide a standardised staff psychological service in

Provide a standardised staff psychological service in all its elements across the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).

Provide this service for over a 52-week

Provide this service for over a 52-week period per year.

Provide therapy support for workplace-related mental health

Provide therapy support for workplace-related mental health difficulties within a 6-session model, and for complex workplace trauma-related presentations within a 12-session model.

Any extensions to this provision will

Any extensions to this provision will be in be highly exceptional cases and should only be applied following approval from the Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service for NEAS.

Following receipt of a referral, NEAS should

Following receipt of a referral, NEAS should receive a response from the Supplier within five working days and an appointment within ten working days.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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