Awarded· 19 Mar 2025
Award of Distress Brief Intervention
NHS Highland · Highland, Scotland
NHS Highland has awarded Award of Distress Brief Intervention. It is a contract for other health and social care in Highland.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 19 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award · 10:37
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Highland has awarded Award of Distress Brief Intervention. It is a contract for other health and social care in Highland. It was awarded on 19 March 2025. The awarded value is £49,999.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 19 March 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000791801.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Highland has awarded a contract for the continuation of the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Level 2 service across Argyll and Bute. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and aims to manage approximately 45 referrals per month. The awarded contract, valued at £49,999, will commence from 1 April 2025, following the conclusion of the current agreement on 31 March 2025.
This procurement aligns with the Scottish Government's goal to embed DBI across all regions of Scotland in 2024, ensuring its sustainability thereafter. The award stage of the procurement process has been completed, with Change Mental Health Ltd selected as the supplier. Businesses capable of delivering a high volume of consistent, high-quality DBI Level 2 services are well-suited to compete.
About this tender
A Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) programme has been in place in Argyll and Bute since 2022-23. However, the current contractual agreement with the programme's existing Supplier will end on 31/03/25.
As a result, NHS Highland is seeking to procure a Supplier to sustain the DBI Level 2 service across Argyll and Bute from 01/04/25.The Supplier will be expected to sustain the current level of service, managing approximately 45 referrals per month for DBI Level.
Tenders should outline a proposed contract duration, for the contract value of PS49,999, anticipated to be approximately 6 months.An Implementation Group has been established to explore how NHS Highland can meet its long-term DBI requirements for Argyll and Bute. This aligns with the Scottish Government's goal to embed DBI in all regions of Scotland during 2024, with continued sustainability thereafter.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Number of suppliers
- 33
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Awards value
- £49,999
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: tender, lots, awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000791801
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Highland
- Town
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG1 2HP
- Electoral ward
- Inverness South
- Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Highlands and Islands
- Area
- Highlands and Islands
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Highland
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- CGPSS, Corporate Procurement, Finance and Procurement, Fleet Services, North East Scotland Pension Fund, Procurement, Property and Housing, Public Health, Purchasing, Scottish Government
- Phone
- +44 1224285172, +44 1259450000, +44 1312707500, +44 1463383189, +44 1463704000, +44 1467530600, +44 1698752649, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3033333000, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, 01224045045, 01312448890
- Address
- Dumfries, DG1 2HP · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Https//forestryandland.gov.scothttps//forestryandland.gov.scot
- Clacks.gov.ukclacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- Latest noticepubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000791801 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Award of Distress Brief Intervention
Who won the Award of Distress Brief Intervention contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Award of Distress Brief Intervention contract worth?
The awarded value is £49,999.
Who is the buyer for Award of Distress Brief Intervention?
NHS Highland, based in Highland, Scotland. The named contact is CGPSS, Corporate Procurement, Finance and Procurement, Fleet Services, North East Scotland Pension Fund, Procurement, Property and Housing, Public Health, Purchasing, Scottish Government, on +44 1224285172, +44 1259450000, +44 1312707500, +44 1463383189, +44 1463704000, +44 1467530600, +44 1698752649, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3033333000, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, 01224045045, 01312448890.
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