Planning

WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) - Market Engagement

BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

12 Sep 2024 at 08:47

Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, acting as the Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC), is in the planning stage for a new procurement process titled "WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) - Market Engagement." This initiative seeks to establish an Admission and Triage Unit for children and young people (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health support in the West Midlands. Important dates include a market engagement event on 26th September 2024 and individual sessions on 1st October. Interested providers must register by 25th September at noon. The procurement is aimed at psychiatric hospital services under the CPV code 85111500, with a planned start date for the service on 1st January 2025 or by 1st April 2025 at the latest. The total contract value is £4,000,000 over two years, and the service must be operational within the West Midlands region.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses experienced in providing mental health services registered with the Care Quality Commission. Suitable providers will offer services focused on de-escalation, expert assessment, and short-term therapeutic interventions, aimed at reducing inpatient admissions and supporting crisis management for young people. The procurement process will be run through an eTendering system, presenting a valuable chance for businesses that specialise in intensive mental health support services for children and young people to expand their footprint in the healthcare sector, particularly within the specified West Midlands area.

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Notice Title

WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) - Market Engagement

Notice Description

***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of an Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health support and a brief admission for assessment if required. Further details of the service are provided in II.2.4 below.<br/><br/>The Commissioner intends to hold a market engagement event on 26th September 2024 via Microsoft Teams and 30 minute 1:1 sessions on 01st October. You will only be invited to a 1:1 session if you have attended the open forum event. Sessions will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis. Interested parties should express an interest in attending by completing a short questionnaire which can be found on the Atamis Health Family portal (https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome) and search for project C304179. A link to the event will then be sent to those who formally express interest by completing the short questionnaire.<br/><br/>Please ensure you have registered your interest in attending the market engagement event by 25th September at 12 noon.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The WMCPC intends to commission an Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health support and a brief admission for assessment if required. Referrals will be via Form 1.

The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.
The indicative services aims are to:
* Provide brief admission and a safe place for a young person with an escalation in their risk behaviours to be admitted for triage and further assessment - this will be under the MH act [not to be confused with Place of Safety 136.
* Provide access to inpatient care out of hours where the alternative may be within an inappropriate setting i.e S136 or ED Department and the destination is admission to hospital and not to a crisis facility or crash pad.
* Give time to the young person to de-escalate from their situation in a safe place and allow professionals further time to assess and determine appropriate service for the young person to access
* Reduce lengthy inpatient admissions to Tier 4 CAMHs inpatient units and/or reduce inpatient bed days through early access to de-escalation
* Provide a range of assessments and therapeutic interventions to support the young person's discharge and de-escalate from their situation.

The proposed service model should cover the following minimum requirements (these may be subject to amendment due to concurrent development work)
* Service should be focused on de-escalation and expert assessment scaling down of young person's risk factors and presenting behaviours towards discharge.
* There should be ongoing risk and assessment during the time the young person is with the ATU.
* Admissions should be time limited and the young person should be discharged within 14 days of admission or transferred to an appropriate inpatient unit if longer term admission indicated via the assessment.
* Therapeutic input should be on providing evidence based short term interventions focused on understanding the triggers for the current crisis, coping strategies, reduction in risks of harm and where appropriate providing interventions within the group so shared experiences can support in finding solutions.
* Overarching aim is removing the need for an inpatient admission through concentrated crisis management and to reduce the burden on community CAMHS crisis services .
* Service should be operational seven days per week, 24 hours per day.
* Service should have a maximum of 6 beds for overnight care and a separate day area to facilitate 'on the day' discharge where appropriate.

This is a new service model for Children and Young People's Intensive Mental Health Services (CYPIMHS), as such, the successful Provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services ideally from 1st January 2025, but at the latest from 1st April 2025.

The contract value is PS2,000,000 per annum (PS4,000,000 lifetime). Contract Length is expected to be a maximum of 2 years, inline with the Lead Provider contract commissioned by NHSE.

The service(s) must be located within the geography of the West Midlands.

The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this exercise. Additional information: Any award of contract for this requirement is subject to 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. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to award of any contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a36
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029198-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Nov 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Ola Shodipe
Contact Email
olamide.shodipe1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6NH
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG3 West Midlands

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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