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Adult Mental Health in patient in area acute beds

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Summary of the contracting process

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to the Priory Group for providing Adult Mental Health inpatient acute beds in the UKH1 region, specifically for the Norwich area. The procurement falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with an active contract status commencing from 28th March 2025. This award confirms a previously announced contract, extended due to unforeseen circumstances delaying the new facility opening. With a contract value of £840,086.20, this interim arrangement underlines the service's critical need, extending for an additional 59 days from March 2025. The primary industry category is health services, and the procurement was executed using a direct award method, outside the typical application scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for large health service providers, particularly those capable of delivering comprehensive mental health care services. It is ideal for organisations with existing infrastructure to rapidly deploy psychiatric, therapeutic, and multidisciplinary treatment in acute settings. With a focus on maintaining community links for users and meeting stringent legal and care standards, businesses engaging in this tender can strengthen their service delivery capabilities. The presence within the geographic footprint is vital, meeting NHS continuity of care principles, which can lead to long-term partnerships and expansion opportunities. Given the complex requirements, experienced providers in health and social work services will find themselves well-positioned to secure and execute such contracts effectively.

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Notice Title

Adult Mental Health in patient in area acute beds

Notice Description

Mental Health Acute in-patient beds: Provision of mental health care services for those who present with an acute mental illness and who cannot be treated in their own homes or in community settings and will have been assessed as at significant risk of an event happening to themselves or others.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users in the most acute and vulnerable state of their illness. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, and statutory and non-statutory organisations to ensure that any admissions and inpatient episodes are timely and appropriate. The key aims are to: * Provide a variety of psychosocial, psychiatric and therapeutic activities, in line with NICE Guidelines relevant to the presenting need of the service user. * Provide assessments, treatment and multidisciplinary care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to service users experiencing acute mental health problems. * Ensure that service users are in inpatient care for the minimum time necessary, supporting the service user to maintain their links in the community where possible and practical * Where relevant maintain or create links with primary care to ensure that the service user's GP is updated on patient care at the time of assessment, admission, care plan review and any changes to care provided, where there is a significant change in a service user's clinical presentation and/or risk and receives a discharge summary following discharge in line with NSFT's discharge policy. * The Provider will ensure that there is a collaborative approach to care planning with NSFT and other care providers including the service users support network as they identify. * The Provider will operate within the legal frameworks. These services are to made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Decision makers are: Operational Flow and Capacity Lead, Contract Manager, Finance Manager, Head of Procurement. Contract value - PS335000 on an interim basis until the end of March 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043b8f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016750-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,195,086 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Feb 20242 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
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR6 5BE
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH1 East Anglia

Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRIORY GROUP

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