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Embedded Workers in Community Mental Health Teams and Safe Haven provision

OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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21 Mar 2025 at 13:03

Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has completed the award stage for a contract titled "Embedded Workers in Community Mental Health Teams and Safe Haven provision," focusing on health and social work services in the Buckinghamshire region. The procurement process, classified under the MainProcurementCategory of services, was conducted as a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, as allowed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract, awarded to Buckinghamshire Mind, is valued at approximately £636,944, with a potential extension option until 31 March 2028. The contract was signed on 19 March 2025, and the process included a public standstill period, allowing representations within 8 working days.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in community mental health and support services to expand their reach and impact. Companies with experience in providing mental health care, community engagement, and patient support would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar opportunities. The contract involves providing recovery workers, information and options workers, and perinatal community support workers, integrating with Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) to deliver comprehensive support services. The procurement highlights the capacity for existing providers who meet stringent quality and service criteria to secure contracts under direct awards, fostering sustained business growth within the healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

Embedded Workers in Community Mental Health Teams and Safe Haven provision

Notice Description

Recovery workers will engage patients by identifying recovery focused groups that patients can attend whilst under CMHT care as well as post discharge from secondary care. Support patients to engage with the wide-ranging sources of support in the community to help deliver their treatment plan cia signposting. Information and Options worksers will support CMHTs to enable patient to transition from secondary care into community provision by informing them of, and supporting them to engage with, local services, organisations and provision. Staff will enable the delivery of a county wide Information and Options Service within CMHT. Perinatal community support worker will work as part of the Perinatal MH team providing preconception advice for women with history of mental health illness themselves or in their family, referrals of pregnant or postpartum women who have moderate to sever mental health diagnosis. Safe Haven will offer a welcoming, safe, friendly and non-stigmatising environment for people to access in times of crisis and as an alternative to ED, or secondary MH care.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. Oxford Health considers that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the existing provider passed each of the criteria.

Options: Contract extension allowed (up to two years in aggregate until 31/03/2028)

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 Procurement Act 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 the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Financial values are approximate and may be subject to non-material financial change. Written representations should be sent to BusinessServices@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk and addressed to Head of Business Services. Conflict of interest declaration procedures followed, any decision makers who declared an interest were excluded (no interests declared in this instance).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f75c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010676-2025
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£636,944 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 202511 months 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
OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
businessservices@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX4 4XN
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Littlemore
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

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