Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR)

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking to secure a Prime Provider that has the capability and capacity to deliver Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements services across the Peninsula (Devon and Cornwall OPCC boundary), in line with the specified requirements of the contract.

The Trust confirms that, whilst it is ideally seeking a Prime Provider, it will consider partnerships, consortiums and/or other sub-contractual arrangements from bidders.

An MHTR is a community order, which is a sentence that a court can pass to someone if they have mental health needs and have committed a lesser criminal offence.

Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirement is a function of Integrated Non-Custodial Services (IN-CS).

The procurement is divided into 3 lots within the South West as follows:- Lot 1: Devon and Torbay Lot 2: Plymouth Lot 3: Cornwall The contracts will be for a term of 7 years and services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025.

The contracts could be subject to nationally mandated directives or service alterations with associated funding during the term of the contract.

TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement.