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title: "Talking Therapies Support RFI"
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# Talking Therapies Support RFI

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/talking-therapies-support-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-035214). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "Talking Therapies Support RFI". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,210,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,210,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035214`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **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/talking-therapies-support-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-035214#tl-md)

## Description
The Department of Health and Social Care (‘The Authority’) is seeking information on your interest, capability and capacity to provide the services and feedback on the approach to talking therapies offer.<br/><br/>The purpose of the talking therapy programme will be to provide one-to-one sessions with an accredited therapist/counsellor, for an estimated 4,200 adult social care (ASC) workers accessing up to 10 sessions who are experiencing heightened mental health issues, for example anxiety, depression and burnout. The estimated budget for this service is £3.21m over 2.5 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Authority is looking for a provider to provide an empathetic and non-judgemental space for adult social care workers to find answers to their own problems, process experiences and deal with conditions such as stress, anxiety, depression and traum...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019308-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-14T14:58:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:21:43.196Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035214