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# HPFT - Employment Advisors in Mid-Essex Talking Therapies (previously IAPT)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-employment-advisors-in-mid-essex-talking-therapies-previously-iapt-ocds-h6vhtk-04176c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: "HPFT - Employment Advisors in Mid-Essex Talking Therapies (previously IAPT)". Published status: active. Published Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-partnership-university-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rwr)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 December 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Outpatient care services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04176c`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-employment-advisors-in-mid-essex-talking-therapies-previously-iapt-ocds-h6vhtk-04176c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-employment-advisors-in-mid-essex-talking-therapies-previously-iapt-ocds-h6vhtk-04176c#participate

## Description
The NHS Mid Essex Talking Therapies service (previously known as IAPT), delivered by Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT), is procuring a new service that will promote and embed employment support. This is part of a large-scale initiative by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to increase the employment support within NHS Talking Therapies.<br/>HPFT is seeking providers who have proven previous NHS experience of supporting people into vocational/employment activities who have used a mental health service.  <br/>There is an expectation that the successful provider will commence the service from April 2024 with the contract initially running to March 2025 in line with DWP funding. There is an option to extend the contract pending confirmation of funding beyond March 2025. The maximum financial envelope for the service is £280k p/a.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000
- **Description:** Six (6) Employment Advisors (EAs) and one (1) Senior EA will provide practical advice and relevant interventions to assist clients to gain, return to or retain employment. EAs will work closely with NHS Mid Essex Talking Therapy clinicians to provide...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033326-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-10T15:06:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:52:13.468Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04176c