Request for Proposal for National Psychosocial Support (NPS) Measure

⁠⁠⁠Central and Eastern Sydney PHN (CESPHN), invites eligible applicants to apply for NPS Measure. Please read and familiarise yourself with this Request for Proposal (RFP) Application Guidelines (PART A) prior to completing this application form.

The TenderLink portal contains questions that require responses for the submission to be considered. The application should capture in Part C all the relevant financial components that are in scope for funding.

CESPHN are requesting proposals for the provision of the NPS measure across the Central and Eastern Sydney PHN region.

While the introduction of the NDIS will provide comprehensive and individualised support for people with severe and disabling mental illness, there is a cohort of people with severe mental illness for whom the NDIS was not designed but who will benefit from receiving a level of specialised but less intense psychosocial support linked to their needs and goals. A number of these individuals may receive their clinical care through primary care. Others are supported through the State/Territory specialist mental health system, particularly if they have ongoing needs for more intense clinical support or acute care.

The NPS measure is designed to help address this gap in a flexible and carefully planned way, which complements continuing and new State and Territory investment in psychosocial support and does not duplicate support available from existing programs, including those transitioning to the NDIS. The measure supports implementation of Action 6 in the Fifth National Mental Health Plan, through which Governments agreed to planning for the community mental health support needs of people who do not qualify to receive supports under the NDIS.

Completed responses must be submitted via online submission form. Respondents will receive a Successful Submission Receipt timed and dated upon completion. Should assistance be required please use the online manual on the portal under Support/Online Manuals/Making a Submission or contact Tenderlink Customer Support on 1800233533.