Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust had shared a prior information notice signalling intention to create a framework for the provision of online and digital mental health assessments, treatments and therapies across the region, with an estimated value of up to £35 million.
The services will cover children and young people’s digital mental health services as well as digital therapy services for adults, and will span a range of areas including eating disorders, mental health assessments, goal-based intervention, autism and ADHD and online counselling.
Oxford Health seeks to understand the level of interest from suppliers in delivering these services and engage with suppliers around the development of tender packages. Virtual engagement events are to be held by the trust on 23 September; click here to find out more.
Procurement: the wider trend
Earlier this week, HTN highlighted how Barts Health NHS Trust published a prior information notice regarding plans to procure a site-wide, real-time system for the monitoring of vital signs at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.
Last week, we shared that NHS England plans to extend the existing digital purchasing system to support in digitising Lloyd George records in GP practices.
And from Wales, we covered the news that NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services seeks expressions of interest from industry partners to help shape a “comprehensive” commercialisation strategy and delivery model for Wales, aiming to help realise commercial value from NHS innovation activities.
Also from the region
Last month, HTN reported how Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley is collaborating with Otsuka to evaluate the real-world implementation of a therapeutic smartphone app designed to treat major depressive disorder, with gathered insights to inform the expansion of access to the app across the UK and NHS.
In May, we noted how Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust sought to replace its ophthalmology electronic medical record solution.
Earlier in the year, HTN highlighted how Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB invited the public to have their say on its draft primary care strategy, which has the aim of transforming general practice, community pharmacy, optometry and dentistry; and we also looked into the health and wellbeing strategy for 2024-2030, published by Oxfordshire Health and Wellbeing Board.
