Southampton Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service

NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has undertaken an open tender process for the provision of the Southampton Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service, as per Contract Notice: - 2021/S 000-014591.

The service will work to achieve the following outcomes:

• Increase the number of people with common mental health disorders, including those with co-morbid long-term health conditions, who receive treatment in accordance with NICE guidance
• Improved speed of access and response
• Increased number of people moving to recovery
• Improved service user choice
• Support into education, employment and training.

The service will commence on 1st April 2022, in line with the expiry of the current contract. The contract is being awarded to Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The Contract envelope for this requirement is £22,327,612 across 4 years.

In April 2021 NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group was created, bringing together six clinical commissioning groups - West Hampshire, Southampton City and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Partnership of CCGs (which enabled closer joint working between Fareham and Gosport, South Eastern Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and North Hampshire CCGs).

Further to this, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (ICS) will form as a statutory health and care body from April 2022, a partnership made up of a wider group of organisations that will bring together partners to develop overarching plans across health, social care and public health to improve population health and reduce inequalities between different groups. As such, the successful provider will need to work flexibly with the Contracting Authority throughout this period of transition.