Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) - Market Engagement Event and Networking Opportunity

NHS England London Region (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites interested, suitably qualified and experienced providers to attend a Market Engagement Event in advance of publication of Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) Services across London.

Bidders will be asked to provide feedback after the event. The Authority will also publish feedback and Q&A after event.

NHS England - London Health and Justice Team are seeking to procure an alliance of delivery partners for a pan-London Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder service for victims and survivors of sexual abuse or assault with complex trauma related mental health needs.

The main service outcome will be to increase access, reduce fragmentation and work collaboratively across sectors to address the identified barriers within the pathways, and between statutory and voluntary sector service providers.

The EMHP will be a partnership or alliance of service providers working together to deliver the service specification including clinical support, training and development and creating a network of partners.

Key objectives of Pathfinders are to:

Core principles of pathfinders for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma related mental health needs:

Market Engagement:

To assist the Commissioners with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, a market engagement event will take place to explore the market's feedback on the following areas:

• Outline of service requirements and key outcomes;
• Timescales for procurement and mobilisation of the new contract;
• Proposed contract duration and financial model;
• Networking opportunity with providers.

The Authority plans to hold an interactive engagement event on Wednesday 19 February 2025 from 10:30 - 14:00 at Wellington House, Lower Ground, 133 - 155 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG.

Number of attendees: Maximum of 2 people per organisation.

Registration closes at 12:00pm (Noon) on 10 February 2025.

IMPORTANT: Please note the market engagement event registration form can be found at the following link:

https://forms.office.com/e/Wu85G29E55

Please complete the Market Engagement Event Registration Form by no later than 12:00pm (Noon) on 10 February 2025 if you are interested to attend the event.

Important note: Due to room capacity, we may need to close registration early should we be at capacity. Therefore, we advise you to register at your earliest opportunity.