Planning

Community Based Admission Avoidance Service Market Engagement - Coventry and Warwickshire - Market Engagement

NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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22 Dec 2025 at 16:30

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Community Based Admission Avoidance Service Market Engagement." This service aims to reduce inappropriate hospital admissions for individuals with learning disabilities or autism by offering a community-based intervention. The industry category for this procurement is administrative healthcare services, and the service will be delivered in the Coventry and Warwickshire regions of the UK. Key dates include a market engagement event scheduled for 14 January 2026 and one-to-one sessions on 15 January 2026. Interested providers must register by 13 January 2026 via the Atamis Health Family system to participate in these events.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses involved in providing healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in mental health crisis intervention and care for individuals with learning disabilities. With a projected contract value of £1.29 million and a contract period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028, extending potentially until 2029, this tender is ideal for SMEs and VCSEs capable of delivering a person-centered, 24/7 service. The procurement method is designed to be inclusive, offering a platform for innovative service providers to contribute to improving healthcare outcomes while fostering positive community relationships and enhancing business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Based Admission Avoidance Service Market Engagement - Coventry and Warwickshire - Market Engagement

Notice Description

***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking to run a market engagement event for providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide a Community Based Admission Avoidance Service. Aims and objectives of service Aims: * To reduce the number of inappropriate hospital admissions for people with a learning disability or autistic people who are in mental health crisis and may have complex needs, by providing intervention and crisis management. * To prevent crisis situations from escalating by providing timely and appropriate interventions. * To provide a safe and supportive environment for people with a learning disability or autism at risk of inappropriate admission to a specialist learning disability, mental health or acute hospital setting. * To promote independence and improve quality of life by supporting individuals to manage their mental health and develop coping strategies. * To provide short term support enabling a return to home for those referred to the service from inpatient settings including acute settings. Objectives: * To provide a short term, 24/7-person centred community service for people with a learning disability or autistic people who are at risk of inappropriate admission to a specialist learning disability or mental health hospital. * To provide a holistic model of care within the community. * To support individuals who are at the point of crisis through implementing a personalised, flexible and rapid service designed to meet the needs of all referred individuals. This includes robust personalised planning and communication embedded into the referral and placement process. * To support individuals to maintain positive relationships with family and friends and other support networks, engaging with these networks and other professionals to enable collaborative working to support the individual. * To work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals to provide coordinated and person-centred care, including working jointly with existing or subsequent care providers to ensure continuity of support and effective discharge. * To provide person-centred support with time limited episodes of planned individualised care, which should inform the focus of approach based on each service user's needs. For example - dedicated staff teams will work with specific service users during their access to the service, to promote consistency in approach, enhanced knowledge of the service user and from this meaningful, purposeful and appropriately risk managed interventions and onward movement. * Where possible, the service will work with commissioners to pro-actively identify individuals who may benefit from earlier intervention and provide support to prevent crisis.

Planning Information

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking to run a market engagement event for providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide a Community Based Admission Avoidance Service The market engagement event shall take place on 14th January 2026 between 11.00am and 12.00 pm via Microsoft Teams. Interested providers should ensure that they register their interest via the Atamis Health Family system: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search for opportunity reference C408854. Providers should ensure that they complete the short survey providing their organisation's details as well as reviewing the documentation provided by the ICB for their perusal. The survey will provide the opportunity for providers both to register their interest and to provide any comments they may have regarding the draft service specification and any other aspects of the information provided by the ICB. An opportunity for providers to request a one to one to discuss the service with commissioners will also be given via completion of the survey. These will take place on the 15th January 2026. Sessions will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis. These will take place Providers should note that only those who complete the survey will be provided with the relevant MS teams link to attend.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fbf0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085558-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,290,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Feb 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Additional Buyers

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Contact Name
Michael Sum
Contact Email
michael.sum1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 4DE
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
TLG13 Warwickshire CC, TLG33 Coventry
Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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