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North East Essex Crisis Alternative Service

NORTH EAST ESSEX CRISIS ALTERNATIVE SERVICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

11 Sep 2024 at 15:24

Award

28 May 2024 at 11:52

Tender

08 Feb 2024 at 14:47

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "North East Essex Crisis Alternative Service" is conducted by the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. This tender falls under the health services industry category and covers the North East Essex locality, including Colchester and Tendring. The procurement stage has reached the "Award" phase, with the contract being formally awarded on 1st October 2024. The service contract spans five years, starting from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2029, with an optional extension of up to two years. The total contract value is £3,413,683 excluding VAT. This procurement aims to secure crisis alternative services crucial for the local 24-7 Mental Health Crisis Response and Care service.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and crisis intervention services. Organisations with experience in mental health support and the capability to work within the Essex locality are well-suited to compete. The contract encourages collaborative efforts with key local partners such as the Essex Partnership University NHS Trust and other existing service providers. Given the necessity for a multi-site approach, businesses able to offer comprehensive, integrated services across multiple neighbourhoods stand to benefit. The contract's duration and extension potential offer a stable, long-term engagement, fostering sustainable business growth within the mental health services sector.

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Notice Title

North East Essex Crisis Alternative Service

Notice Description

The Procurement process aims to identify preferred partner(s) to deliver Crisis Alternative Services in the North East Essex locality. The Commissioners are looking to establish a contract to cover the service for a period 5 years plus up to a 2-year extension. The objective of the Northeast Essex crisis alternative provision is to be a key element of the localities 24-7 Mental Health Crisis Response and Care service covering Colchester and Tendring and serving the 6 Neighbourhood areas within.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is seeking submissions from suitably qualified providers of crisis services from 1st October 2024. The objective of the North East Essex crisis alternative provision is to be a key element of the localities 24-7 Mental Health Crisis Response and Care service covering Colchester and Tendring and serving the six Neighbourhood areas within. The provision is strongly linked with national and local strategy requirements and specifically aligns with two of the Crisis Concordat objectives: 'urgent and emergency access to crisis care', and 'quality of treatment and care when in crisis.' The intention is to offer sanctuary for people experiencing mental ill-health and mental distress by providing a calm and safe space, practical and emotional support and an alternative to admission if appropriate. It is intended to provide this across three pathways: a) require support with their wellbeing and therapeutic engagement to reduce stressors - 'Community Wellbeing Support b) escalating towards crisis point and wish to access early intervention - 'Individualised Support' and; c) are in a mental health crisis, have had a mental health triage, yet only require access to support, de-escalation and assessment by the Individualised Support pathway - 'Urgent Care Alternative' The intention is for providers to work in partnership to deliver the service across the locality. A key relationship is likely to be with the local Mental Health NHS provider (Essex Partnership University NHS Trust) to develop protocols and a standard operating procedure, with the Mental Health provider providing clinical oversight of the hub model, offering advice, support, and formal triage and assessment. Other key relationships will be with providers already working within the system and these relationships will need to be strong and effective. The geography of north east Essex means that there may need to be more than one site to deliver this service and there is a drive to integrate within neighbourhoods. Therefore, the ICB is interested to explore the potential for providers from all sectors to work together to cover the locality and the different elements. The value contained within this Notice is the total contract value which is includes all potential extensions. The value of the contract being offered for the services identified for the 5-year contract period is PS2,438,347.00. This is the value by which the tender evaluation will be undertaken. The total value of the contract (including extension provision of 2 years) is PS3,413,683.00. Additional information: The Authority may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Options: The initial contract is for 60 months and will be reviewed during its term. The contract is subject to a renewal of up to 2 years, therefore the total contract length is a potential 84 months.

Renewal: The initial contract is for 60 months and will be reviewed during its term. The contract is subject to a renewal of up to 2 years, therefore the total contract length is a potential 84 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04386c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029149-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,413,683 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,413,683 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH EAST ESSEX CRISIS ALTERNATIVE SERVICE
Additional Buyers

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
Jane Garnett
Contact Email
jane.garnett@snee.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1473770000

Buyer Location

Locality
COLCHESTER
Postcode
CO4 9QR
Post Town
Colchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway

Local Authority
Colchester
Electoral Ward
Highwoods
Westminster Constituency
Colchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MID & NORTH EAST ESSEX MIND

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