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Darlington Crisis House (Non-clinical service)

TEES ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

29 Sep 2026 at 13:56

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
TenderUpdate

24 Sep 2026 at 14:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

22 Sep 2026 at 14:57

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

05 Nov 2025 at 12:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

27 Oct 2025 at 12:49

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust sought a non-clinical crisis house service for adults experiencing mental health crisis in Durham and Darlington. The service was intended to work alongside the Durham and Darlington crisis and intensive home treatment teams, supporting people in crisis through intervention and care in a crisis house. Referrals were to come from the Urgent Care Crisis service, so the service could connect with clinical support where risk management or immediate clinical needs required it. This is a health and social care service (CPV 85000000). The Trust provides mental health and learning disability services across its wider area; this contract concerned the Durham and Darlington adult mental health crisis service.

The Trust invited bids through a competitive tender under the Provider Selection Regime, following an earlier market-engagement stage. The Trust subsequently discontinued the process and cancelled the procurement; no provider was selected and no contract will be awarded. The stated reason was a change in service specification requirements. The tender set a submission deadline of 23 October 2026 at 12:00, with enquiries due by 16 October 2026 at 12:00; the planned award decision date was 7 December 2026. The contract was scheduled to run from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2030, with an option for two further 12-month extensions, up to 31 July 2032. The stated contract value was £2,750,000. Evaluation weighted quality and innovation at 30%, access, health inequalities and choice at 30%, integration, collaboration and sustainability at 25%, social value at 10%, and price at 5%.

The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. It would suit providers able to deliver non-clinical crisis support for adults and collaborate closely with NHS crisis and intensive home treatment teams. Relevant strengths include safe responses to people in crisis, effective referral pathways and the ability to work with clinical services so that risk and immediate clinical needs are addressed. Bidders would also need to show how their approach could improve access, reduce health inequalities and facilitate choice, while integrating with partners and sustaining the service. Quality, innovation and social value carried substantially more weight than price, so providers with credible service models and partnership working experience were well placed to compete. However, the procurement was discontinued and no contract will be awarded through this exercise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Darlington Crisis House (Non-clinical service)

Notice Description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for the provision of Darlington Crisis House (Non-clinical service). Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) provide a range of inpatient and community mental health and learning disability services for approximately 2 million people of all ages across a large geographical area. Durham and Darlington (D&D) Adult Mental Health (AMH) crisis services would like to welcome bids from organisations to work in collaboration with the D&D Crisis and Intensive home treatment teams to create a new non-clinical service which provides support and intervention for people who experiencing a crisis. To ensure risk is managed appropriately and any immediate clinical needs are met, the new service will receive referrals from the Urgent Care Crisis service. Stage one was a Pre Market engagement opportunity which was advertised on Find a Tender Service with an aim to input into the development for the specification and technical questions. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071229-2025 Stage two is a Competitive Tender Process, under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) therefore this is a two stage process. However please note the outcome of the awarded tender will be from the evaluation criteria of the Competitive Tender Process and not the Pre Market engagement opportunity.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month (maximum total duration of contract including extensions is 5 years)

Planning Information

This is market consultation under Section 16-17 of the Procurement Act 2023. The scope is to consult with the market on current system availability. Please submit your expressions of interest and pre market engagement responses via Atamis using the following link: https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/ProSpend__Proc_Contract__c/a07Sr00000lNkLfIAK/view The deadline for the expression of interest is noon 07/11/2025

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d429
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091906-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£2,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,750,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2027 - 31 Jul 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TEES ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL2 2TS
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Brinkburn & Faverdale
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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