Planning

West Sussex Mental Health Supported Accommodation NHS/SOEPS/21.818 RFI

NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES

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Planning

17 May 2022 at 12:16

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS South of England Procurement Services is currently in the planning stage for the "West Sussex Mental Health Supported Accommodation" tender, identified as NHS/SOEPS/21.818 RFI. This procurement process pertains to health and social work services within the South East region of the United Kingdom. The market engagement period closes on 31st May 2022, with an important engagement end date also set for the same day. The anticipated contract will commence on 1st April 2023, lasting three years with an option to extend for an additional two years.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that offer mental health support services, particularly those capable of providing accommodation-based solutions for individuals in crisis. SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find this an auspicious chance to engage with the NHS and contribute to community health improvements. Companies that focus on supportive housing and mental health care, particularly those with experience in crisis intervention, should consider responding to this request for information as it could lead to a competitive edge in future tender opportunities.

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Notice Title

West Sussex Mental Health Supported Accommodation NHS/SOEPS/21.818 RFI

Notice Description

Sussex Commissioners are commencing market engagement for a Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service in West Sussex. The aim of the service is to provide an accommodation-based service in the community that provides short term stays for people as an alternative to hospital care. Service Users may be at risk of admission or be being discharged from hospital. The service will provide a supportive environment to prevent an escalation of mental health Crisis including self-harm, suicidal ideation or distress, and subsequent hospital admissions or readmission, through the provision of 24-hour mental health support and short-term accommodation. It is anticipated that the service would be offered for tender under a standard NHS contract for a period of 3yrs commencing on the 1st April 2023 with option to extend for a maximum of a further 2yrs. The purpose of this RFI is to gauge market interest and feedback for the provision of the service and provide the CCGs with valuable information to help update and improve the proposed service specification. If you would like to discuss any aspects of the requirements please send a portal message suggesting a date/time for a telephone conversation. A service specification and RFI form are available. To access these and return your completed RFI form please do so via the etendering portal: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home The deadline for responses is 4pm on Tues 31st May. The overarching aims of the Service will be to: * Provide early and intensive support to prevent further deterioration for those experiencing a mental health crisis * Support people to regain stability in a safe and comfortable environment * Create a co-produced, personalised plan for each person using the service involving relevant community services and resources that mitigates the immediate circumstances that led to a mental health crisis and/or hospital admission * Increase the capacity and diversity of services in the local crisis and hospital discharge pathways * Increase the range of community-based crisis alternatives to traditional crisis teams, A&E, and in-patient care, within the Integrated crisis pathway * Reduce local inequality in access to crisis and community mental health care * Form part of a pathway that most efficiently meets people's needs in the community, with people only utilising hospital care when absolutely necessary and for as little time as is possible * Facilitate a Discharge to Assess approach for Service Users who are medically fit to leave hospital with ongoing social care and/or housing assessment being completed in the Service as opposed to the hospital * Enable health, social care, and housing assessments to take place within an appropriate community environment as opposed to inpatient care * Ensure that Service Users only use psychiatric hospitals when there is an established clinical treatment need that can only be met within an inpatient environment Additional information: This is a process designed to help the Commissioners form a view of the best way to commission the Service and is not the beginning of a tender exercise. A further tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time as/if required. You will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent tender process if you choose not to respond to this RFI but the Commissioners will use the level of response received as part of the supporting evidence for any next steps taken. The Commissioners wish to understand your views at this early stage, so you are encouraged to respond and complete the RFI form as fully as you can. Please note: NHS England and Improvement have announced that the Sussex Health and Care Partnership, which is made up of all health and care organisations across East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, has successfully met the criteria to become an Integrated Care System (ICS). An ICS is a way of working across health and care organisations that allows them to work more closely together, to take collective responsibility of the health and wellbeing of populations across large areas. It is not anticipated that the statutory responsibility or accountability of the individual health and care organisations working as an ICS will be affected, save for the expectation that CCG organisations will be abolished and functions transferred to the ICS. As a result of these intended healthcare reforms, the Contracting Authority(s) currently NHS NHS West Sussex CCG, may change during the life of the contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e177ee9-4be1-498b-8b1d-d7e4dd3ed7fb
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN11 1DJ
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Worthing
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Worthing West

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