Notice Information
Notice Title
Kent & Medway Crisis Houses Market
Notice Description
***This advert is for market engagement only***<br/><br/>NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of two Crisis Recovery Houses, located in Medway and Thanet.<br/>The Crisis Recovery Houses will offer a safe, therapeutic environment for individuals experiencing a mental health or psychological crisis. These services provide a community-based alternative to statutory clinical provision wherever appropriate, and work in partnership with health and social care teams to deliver a blended model of psychosocial support.
Lot Information
Lot 1
***This advert is for market engagement only***
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of two Crisis Recovery Houses, located in Medway and Thanet.
The Crisis Recovery Houses will offer a safe, therapeutic environment for individuals experiencing a mental health or psychological crisis. These services provide a community-based alternative to statutory clinical provision wherever appropriate, and work in partnership with health and social care teams to deliver a blended model of psychosocial support.
The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with up to a 2-year extension option.
The indicative total contract value (over 5 years) against anticipated activity trajectories is expected to be approximately PS2,750,000.
The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support pre-market engagement only at this stage.
The objective of this engagement is to help the commissioner finalise the financial model, service model and procurement strategy.
Providers are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event which will focus on the service specification/requirements, financial model and an overview of the procurement process. The event is scheduled for 8th January 2026. Further event details will be communicated to registered providers.
Providers are asked to complete a short questionnaire as part of the registration process.
The service that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates is within scope of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The Commissioner(s) and AGCSU are bound only by the HealthCare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. The Commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change. Additional information: To register to attend the event and access further details please go to the following https://health-family. force.com/s/Welcome, register on the system as appropriate and access project reference C405480 Kent & Medway Crisis Houses Market Engagement and complete the short questionnaire to register your attendance.
Please register by 5pm on 05.01.2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f2c5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081509-2025
- 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
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Feb 2026Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- William Clark
- Contact Email
- william.clark7@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6NB
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- High Street
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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