Mental Health

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31 October 2011 - Notice on Mental Health Matter Start Allocation

We have today published a notice detailing our approach to allocating mental health matter starts both arising from the verification process and for those providers who are running out of matter starts before the end of the current schedule period (30 November). It also provides information on how we intend to allocate matter starts in the next schedule period.

This notice is titled 'Note on Mental Health Matter Start Allocation - Oct 11 (180kbs)' and can be found in the ‘Documents’ section on the right-hand side of this page.

1 July 2011 - Publication of Equality Impact Assessment of exclusive mental health legal services contracts in High Security Hospitals

We have today published the Equality Impact Assessment of exclusive mental health legal services contracts in High Security Hospitals.

The EIA was carried out to comply with our Disability Discrimination Act/Equalities Act duties in the three High Security Hospitals (HSHs).

As outlined in the Next Steps section, we do not propose to make any immediate change to contracting arrangements in HSHs but we have set out options for next steps. We're inviting providers and other stakeholders to submit views to us regarding these options by 29 July 2011 to:

oliver.toop@legalservices.gsi.gov.uk
or
zoe.farrant@legalservices.gsi.gov.uk

17 December 2010 – Publication of outcome of tender process Outcomes of the Mental Health tender process in relation to both Strategic Heath Authority areas and High Security Hospitals can be found in the related documents section on this page.

Please note that contract validation is still ongoing and a number of contracts are yet to be issued, therefore these lists are subject to change.

17 June 2010- We have today published a statement on Mental Health contract awards. This is available in the documents panel on the right hand side of this page.

Latest timetables, including that for tenders to deliver services in High Security Hospitals, are set out on the Civil Contracts for 2010 page.

Tender information

The deadline for submitting tenders to deliver Mental Health services from offices across England and Wales has now closed. The deadline was 12 noon on 31 March 2010.

Further details can be found in the Information for Applicants which is available in the documents panel on the right hand side of this page. All tenders for new contracts needed to be submitted through the LSC's secure eTendering system, which can be accessed through the eTendering portal.

Further details of the terms and specification of the new contract can be found on the 2010 Standard Civil Contract page.

A procurement plan indicating the Mental Health services we are commissioning and the volume of New Matter Starts (NMS) available in each Strategic Health Authority procurement area and High Security Hospital from October 2010 is available in the Archive section of the documents panel on the right hand side of this page.

Last updated: 31 October 2011