# 1516-117 Talking Therapies

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Islington.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Islington](/buyers/islington/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £434,125
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 August 2016
- Contract end: 1 June 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b607b1d1-634c-460a-9d97-4816231d7a9f-93761
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ca4df06-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the delivery of Talking Therapy for people who have suffered bereavement, Talking Therapy for people within Black, Minority Ethnics and Refugee \(BMER\) communities and Talking Therapy for people who have suffered child sexual abuse and/or domestic violence\. The requirement The service will form part of the existing pathway for counselling and psychological therapy services in Islington, complementing existing iCope provision\. People accessing the counselling and psychological therapy services should be facilitated to access iCope services should this be the most appropriate treatment route, and vice versa\. There are three elements to the service: ? To provide support to adult s who have suffered an bereavement, by the provision of confidential, long-term bereavement counselling\. ? To provide High-intensity, time-limited psychological therapies to meet the more complex needs of some BMER groups, particularly those from refugee communities who have experienced significant trauma\. ? To provide group and individual therapy for people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and/or significant domestic violence\. The service will be commissioned under a Lead Provider model that will either provide and /or subcontract the required elements, with emphasis on waiting list and referral management, treatment length, and data quality\. A lead provider is a model of contracting where a single provider assumes responsibility \(through a contract\) for delivering a pathway of services for a commissioner\. The lead provider will therefore either provide and/or sub-contract with other providers to ensure the delivery of all the required elements of the service\. The service is expected to provide a stepped care model creating referral links with Islington?s existing low intensity and high-intensity IAPT \(iCope\) services and peer support programmes\. Additional information: How to express an interest If you wish to apply for this contract please follow the steps below: Register your company free of charge via the London Tenders Portal\. Link: https://procontract\.due-north\.com Await acceptance\. You will receive an email confirming your username and password\. Use your username and password to log into the London Tenders Portal and express your interest in 1516-117 Talking Therapies services - 85000000: Health and social work services; 85312320: Counselling services; 85312300: Guidance and counselling services Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the tender documents\. The London Tenders Portal

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b607b1d1-634c-460a-9d97-4816231d7a9f-93761)