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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services)

Worcestershire County Council · Worcester, West Midlands

Worcestershire County Council has awarded Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services). It is a contract for other health and social care in Worcester.

Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:44

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About this tender

In brief

Worcestershire County Council has awarded Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services). It is a contract for other health and social care in Worcester. The contract went to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £360,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 April 2025. The notice number is 017338-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050872.

Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire County Council has awarded a contract for psychology support services addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. This award has been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement has been finalised and operates under a limited procurement method with no prior publication of a call for competition, as determined by the Council's Commercial Governance Board.

The service will be implemented from 1st April 2025 and is set to continue until 31st March 2026, within the Worcestershire region (UKG12). The total contract value stands at £120,000 per annum with an optional extension of up to two additional years, depending on future grant funding, bringing the potential total up to £360,000 over three years.

The supplier for this contract is the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

The notice in full

The aims of the service are to support harm reduction services in relation to substance misuse in Worcestershire by: 1. Improving the mental health of people with co-occurring conditions through joint working between mental health and substance use treatment services (improving access to both). 2.

Enabling and supporting staff to deliver psychosocial interventions (psychologically informed environment, trauma-informed).

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This service provides Psychology support, case management and clinical supervision to harm reduction staff. The service will deliver: 1. Psychological interventions 2.

    Regular clinical supervision to staff of the Drug & Alcohol treatment provider and other relevant providers. 3. Lead and support partnership working.

    Due to the nature of services, an award has been made following direct award process A in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations. The contract duration is for 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. There is an option to extend for up to 2 years if grant funding is available after 2025-26, subject to performance and funding priorities.

    The contract value for 2025-26 is PS120,000 per annum. The whole life value over a possible 3 years is PS360,000.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£360,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
017338-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050872
CPV code
85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Worcestershire County Council is based in Worcester. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Worcester
Town
Worcester
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Electoral ward
Nunnery
Constituency
Worcester
Delivery area
Worcestershire CC
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Worcestershire CC
Area
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Worcestershire County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Bethany Wilkinson
Phone
+44 1905845912
Address
Worcester, WR5 2NP · West Midlands · England
Call +44 1905845912

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use… contract?

Worcestershire County Council awarded the contract to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust on 31 March 2025.

How much is the Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use… contract worth?

The contract value is £360,000.

Who is the buyer for Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use…?

Worcestershire County Council, based in Worcester, West Midlands. The named contact is Bethany Wilkinson, on +44 1905845912.

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