Primary Care Mental Health Treatment Requirements in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Primary care mental health treatment requirements (MHTRs) are for individuals whose<br/>mental health issues do not reach the threshold of secondary care services. They have been<br/>designed to meet a gap in provision for those with lower-level mental health and dual<br/>diagnosis issues in the community. Subject to the individual’s consent, primary care MHTRs<br/>provide a psychological approach with clinical staff who screen, assess and provide<br/>psychological interventions. This is overseen by a qualified psychologist.<br/><br/>Individuals sentenced to a primary care MHTR will receive a high-quality, responsive<br/>assessment and interventions that are integrated into local court and probation processes<br/>within the sentenced community order.<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process, the approximate lifetime value of the contract is £797,004.<br/><br/>This is a new service which will be for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The contract start date is 1st October 2024.