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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) - Safe Haven Community Provision

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

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Award

21 May 2025 at 13:35

Tender

17 Feb 2025 at 18:12

Summary of the contracting process

The North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust initiated a procurement process titled "Safe Haven Community Provision" within the services category. The tender, identified by the code WHISP323, focused on providing community health services with an emphasis on mental health crisis support in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. The process sought to establish a Safe Haven service aimed at enhancing care pathways and offering immediate, short-term support to individuals in mental health crises. The procurement adopted an open procedure and had been actively accepting submissions until 19th March 2025, as facilitated through the Atamis e-sourcing portal. However, the process was eventually marked as unsuccessful. Despite the outcome, the procurement targeted the geographic region covering Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands, with a proposed financial envelope totalling £1,140,000 for a potential three-year contract with additional extension options.

This tender presented significant opportunities for organisations specialising in mental health services, particularly those capable of offering innovative, person-centred solutions. Companies involved in the health care sector and those equipped with resources to manage therapeutic support settings could greatly benefit by aligning with the procurement's objectives to reduce hospital admissions and promote mental well-being. Although this specific process was not concluded successfully, similar future tenders would appeal to businesses looking to expand their service offerings in community health within the NHS framework. Given the procurement's objectives to support mental health crises, suppliers able to foster recovery and provide stabilisation environments could find fruitful opportunities in future iterations or similar tenders.

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Notice Title

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) - Safe Haven Community Provision

Notice Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT). They were looking to undertake a procurement for a Safe Haven Community Provision, which would provide safe, responsive and therapeutic support for those who are in mental health crisis. The aim of the service was 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 was to provide immediate, short-term mental health support for individuals in a crisis, ensuring that care is appropriate, person-centred and reflective of individual needs. Further objectives were: * To reduce the need for hospital admissions. * Promote recovery and wellbeing, empowering individuals to manage their own mental health and prevent future crises. * Provide a safe environment that offers support and stabilisation for individuals in mental health crisis.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The proposed model was to cover Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire (covering Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands). There was 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 was PS1,140,000 (PS228,000 per annum). Any bid that exceeded the total maximum financial envelope was to be viewed as non-compliant and would take no further part in the procurement exercise. This was checked during the Evaluation of the Pass / Fail questions in the Basic Selection Envelope. The ITT was live on the Atamis Portal. The deadline for submissions was 19th March 2025 12:00pm mid day. To express interest and participate in the tender, providers were advised to register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If Tenderers had any queries, or problems using the portal, they were advised to contact the Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk The relevant reference number for this tender was C323076 'NSCHT Safe Haven Crisis Provision for Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire' and the questionnaires were located within the requirements. Full details of the services being procured were set out in the tender documents. Additional information: 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/schedule/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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024004-2025
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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,140,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,140,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Unsuccessful
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Additional Buyers

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST (NSCHT)

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sophie.riding@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
TRENTHAM
Postcode
ST4 8HH
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent, TLG24 Staffordshire CC

Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South

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