Published date: 17 February 2025
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Closing: 19 March 2025, 12pm
Contract summary
Industry
Community health services - 85323000
Location of contract
West Midlands
Value of contract
£456,000 to £1,140,000
Procurement reference
WHISP 323
Published date
17 February 2025
Closing date
19 March 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 October 2025
Contract end date
30 September 2030
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
What is an open procedure (above threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working as an agent on behalf of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT).
They are looking to undertake a procurement for a Safe Haven Community Provision, which will provide safe, responsive and therapeutic support for those who are in mental health crisis.
The aim of the service is to further enhance the care pathways within Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire for individuals experiencing mental health crises and to provide a safe, responsive and therapeutic alternative model of crisis support.
The service will provide immediate, short-term mental health support for individuals in a crisis, ensuring that care is appropriate, person-centred and reflective of individual needs.
The proposed model will cover Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire (covering Newcastle-under Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands).
There will be a maximum of 1 contract. The total maximum financial envelope for 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year, then 1 year, then 1 year is £1,140,000 (£228,000 per annum).
Any bid that exceeds the total maximum financial envelope will be viewed as non-compliant and will take no further part in the procurement exercise. This will be
checked during the Evaluation of the Pass / Fail questions in the Basic Selection Envelope.
The ITT is now live on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions will be Wednesday 19th March 2025 12:00pm mid
day. The deadline for clarification questions is Monday 10th March 2024 12:00pm.
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing
portal. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
The relevant reference number for this tender is C323076 'NSCHT Safe Haven Crisis Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire' and the questionnaires will be located within the requirements.
Full details of the services being procured are set out in the tender
documents.
More information
Additional text
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This procurement is for Social and other specific services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the
Regulations('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedul
e/3/made
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award
a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or
to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the
information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004
(EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement
documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements,
subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as an agent another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Sophie Riding
Address
Leyland House
Preston
PR26 6TT
England
Email
sophie.riding@nhs.net
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