Contract award · 15 Sep 2025

Talking Therapies

NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board awarded “Talking Therapies” to Dorking Healthcare Ltd for £4.44m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£4,443,232
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Sep 2025
  2. Published15 Sep 2025Published the same day

Description

The NHS Talking Therapies service is a community-based service that aims to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies for common mental health problems. The service offers a variety of evidence-based clinical interventions (including self-help options) including, but not limited to • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Interpersonal Therapy • Counselling • Brief Psychodynamic Therapy • Solution Focused Therapies • EDMR • Mindfulness The service will be available to all adults over the age of 17 registered with a General Practitioner within Surrey ICBs (with the exception of NE Hampshire & Farnham Place), experiencing mental distress in relation to common mental health problems. This service has been a key priority for many years as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and continues to be one of the mental health priorities in NHS England 2025/26 Operating Plan.

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