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Suffolk Safe Haven and Wellbeing Hubs

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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27 Mar 2025 at 08:51

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13 Mar 2025 at 10:34

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded the contract for "Suffolk Safe Haven and Wellbeing Hubs," aimed at providing mental health support services. This procurement falls under the health services category, classified under CPV code 85100000. The services under this contract include daytime support hubs operating from 10 am to 4 pm, and evening Safe Havens operating from 6 pm to 10 pm, designed to offer sanctuary for individuals experiencing mental ill-health. The contract was awarded using a direct award process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and has been confirmed as formally awarded as of 13 March 2025. The service provision will run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with the contract valued at £382,031 excluding VAT. The procuring entity operates out of Ipswich, Suffolk, covering localities in Ipswich, East Suffolk, and West Suffolk.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses in the mental health support and community services sectors. The focus on providing a safe and supportive environment for individuals in mental distress requires businesses that have expertise in mental health care, community support services, and crisis intervention. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative approaches to mental health care and the ability to offer sustainable and integrated service solutions will find this contract particularly beneficial. Businesses experienced in working with local healthcare providers, emergency services, and community support networks stand to benefit from competing in this procurement, providing a chance to expand their service offerings and establish a strong presence in the region’s mental healthcare landscape.

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Notice Title

Suffolk Safe Haven and Wellbeing Hubs

Notice Description

Daytime Hub (10-4pm) The hub offers day-time support for a range of mental health problems and for episodes of mental distress. It will be based in a static facility, providing a range of activities, advice, information and support. It will use a navigation and enabling approach, to empower people to stay well in their community and at home. Safe Haven (Evening support) 6pm-10pm The Safe Haven offers sanctuary for people experiencing mental ill-health and mental distress. It will offer a calm and safe space, providing practical and emotional support, which can be used as an alternative to admission if appropriate. Includes de-escalate users in crisis and seek support from other services in dealing with critical incidents and provide support in accessing other support services. An appropriate plan of care for the evening will be agreed with the person at assessment. Expectations will be managed so that all people will go home when the hub closes for the evening. A short-term care plan will be agreed to cover the period immediately following the person's use of the Safe Haven. An appointment will be made for the following day at the Wellbeing Hub to review the plans made the previous night.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of this crisis alternative service is to establish a Daytime Wellbeing Hub and Evening Safe Haven model that sits at the heart of the community and operates a safe and friendly environment. The Safe Haven will work closely with 111, Police, Ambulance and A&E to support people, where the hub is a more appropriate venue. The objectives of this crisis alternative service is to: * Offer day-time support for a range of mental health problems and for episodes of mental distress, to be based in a static facility, providing advice and information. * Offer an evening support for people who are in crisis (self-defined) and an alternative to admission to statutory services. * Use a social navigation and enabling approach, to empower people to stay well in their community and at home, rather than employing a more traditional 'problem-solving' approach. * Offer sanctuary for people experiencing mental ill-health and mental distress. It will include a calm and safe space, providing practical and emotional support, which can be used as an alternative to admission if appropriate. * Use existing Crisis response triage telephone lines that will receive all referrals to the Safe Haven in the evening. * To work in partnership with the local Mental Health NHS provider (Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust) to develop protocols and a standard operating procedure, with the guarantee that the Mental Health provider will provide clinical oversight of the hub model, offering advice, support, and formal triage and assessment. * Link to the existing support services; Suffolk Community Connector Network, Suffolk Night owls and the Crisis Response Service support telephone line to support people who present as being in crisis and help to de-escalate. * Create links to other day time services for people with complex emotional needs and provide space and venues in rural locations through a hub and spoke model (daytime only). * Create a seamless peer support model working alongside the local Mental Health NHS provider (Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust) to provide employment and volunteering opportunities. The NHS Standard Contract will run from 1st April 2025 through to 31st March 2026. This enables a full review of the crisis alternative services and population needs to be undertaken. The value of this contract is less than 25% of the overall value of the original contract lifetime. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB 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, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract 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 to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 25th March 2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to procurement@snee.nhs.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Award decision-makers: SNEE ICB Executive Committee 28th October 2024. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as mentioned in the above sections. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Award decision-makers: SNEE ICB Executive Committee 28th October 2024. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows: * Quality and Innovation - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Quality Impact Assessment. * Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider. * Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Partly Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery. * Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Equality Impact Assessment. * Social Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the SNEE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Sustainability Impact Assessment.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec8c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011438-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£382,031 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Oct 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
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Caryn Akers
Contact Email
procurement@snee.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1473770096

Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC

Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST

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