# Talking Therapies Service

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [North Of England Commissioning Support](/buyers/north-of-england-commissioning-support/contract-awards)
- Published: 9 May 2019
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: ed12accf-c8e4-419a-ba83-2a7ce98e03e6-288531
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3a88f904-8090-4b52-851a-115c103063c5

## Description

North of England Commissioning Support \(NECS\) working for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group \(CCG\) is conducting a Request for Information \(RFI\) exercise to engage with the market and obtain input into the development of a service model in respect of a Talking Therapies Service\. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the PROACTIS portal: https://www\.proactisplaza\.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS \(NECS335\)\. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Thursday 16 May 2019\. A market engagement event will be held on Monday 20 May 2019 at 9\.30 - 12\.30 at Eagles Conference Arena, Scotswood Road, Newcastle, NE4 7AF, with an opportunity for discussions with the Commissioners\. Please register your interest in attending the market engagement event by sending a message on the Proactis portal\. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal only\. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day\. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis\.com or Website: http://proactis\.kayako\.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index \(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5\.00pm\)\. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process\. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions\. Please note that the RFI documents can be accessed via the PROACTIS portal from Friday 10 May 2019\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed12accf-c8e4-419a-ba83-2a7ce98e03e6-288531)