Children and Young People Safe Space Support Services

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Children and Young People Safe Space Support Services

Notice Description

Safe Space is an overnight mental health crisis support service for children and young people aged 13 to 18 years living in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The service provides a safe, supportive and trauma-informed environment for young people experiencing acute emotional distress or mental health crisis, offering short-term stabilisation, emotional support and de-escalation outside of hospital settings. Through close partnership working with CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team (CCIHT) and other relevant agencies, Safe Space aims to reduce crisis escalation, prevent unnecessary hospital attendance and admission, and support young people to access appropriate ongoing care and support. Provider: Responsible for the operational delivery of Safe Space, including staffing, training, supervision, reporting and day-to-day service management.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Safe Space service will provide support for young people experiencing acute emotional distress or mental health crisis. The environment will be safe, welcoming and trauma informed, where one-to-one emotional support and crisis stabilisation can be delivered out of hours by appropriately skilled and trained staff who have experience and expertise in supporting children and young people experiencing emotional distress and mental health difficulties. Support provided within Safe Space may include active listening, emotional support, safety planning, activity-based interventions, emotional regulation techniques, resilience building activities, coping strategy development and signposting to ongoing support services. Activities will be age appropriate and tailored to the needs and preferences of the young person, with the aim of reducing distress, promotion emotional wellbeing and supporting recovery. Access to Safe Space can be through two distinct pathways: planned or unplanned * Planned access offer structured support agreed in advance between the young person their parents/carers/caregivers, clinicians and Safe Space staff. It allows familiarisation with the environment, collaborative safety planning, identification of coping strategies and proactive management of risk to reduce the likelihood of crisis escalation. * Unplanned access responds to immediate crisis presentations. Referrals are coordinated through the CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team (CCIHT) with risk assessments and discharge planning in place to ensure safe and effective short-term support. Together these pathways ensure that Safe Space remains flexible responsive and inclusive meeting the needs of young people at different parts in their care journey. The service will adopt a whole family approach, recognising the important role that parent, carers and caregivers play in supporting young people during periods of emotional distress and crisis. Parents, carers and caregivers will be actively involved in care planning, safety planning and discharge planning, and will be offered information, guidance and support to enable them to respond effectively to the young person's needs and reduce the risk of future crisis. The service will be required to work in collaboration with HTFT's CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team (CCIHT) and other partner organisations where required including the police, ambulance service, A&E, voluntary sector and social care. Support, Activities and Interventions The Provider will deliver a range of supportive interventions designed to promote emotional stabilisation, reduce distress and support recovery for young people experiencing acute emotional distress or mental health crisis. Interventions will be person-centred, trauma-informed and tailored to the individual needs, strengths and preferences of each young person. The main duties of the Provider will be to: * offer a range of age-appropriate activities and interventions aimed at supporting emotional and psychological wellbeing, reducing anxiety, promoting emotional regulation, developing coping strategies and increasing a young person's sense of t self-worth and confidence * provide one-to-one emotional support, active listening and crisis stabilisation for young people attending Safe Space, supporting them to identify strengths, develop practical coping strategies and reduce the risk of further escalation. * work collaboratively with young people, parents, carers and caregivers, where appropriate, to support safety planning, ongoing wellbeing and recovery * offer information, guidance and signposting to relevant health, social care, education, community and voluntary sector services to ensure young people and their families can access appropriate ongoing support. * contribute to collaborative risk assessment, safety planning and discharge planning processes in partnership with CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team (CCIHT) and other relevant agencies. * where appropriate, provide supportive contact to parents, carers and caregivers during a young person's stay in Safe Space, offering reassurance, information and guidance to support the young person's care and wellbeing. All such contacts will be documented within the agreed clinical record and any concerns escalated in line with agreed procedures. * agree and maintain a daily process with CCIHT for reviewing Safe Space capacity and prioritising referrals to ensure safe and effective use of the service * Support integrated working with CCIHT and partner agencies. Where Safe Space capacity and service demand allow, staff will work alongside CAMHS Crisis clinicians to support the delivery of crisis care, within the limits of their role, competence and agreed governance arrangements. Additional information: The Provider must be ready to go-live on 1st December 2026.

Renewal: The contract can be extended by a further year.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e0ec
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076069-2026
Current Stage: Tender
All Stages: Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Planning Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Selective
Procurement Method Details: Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 85 - Health and social work services
CPV Codes: 85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £248,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value: £248,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 11 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline: 26 Aug 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Active
Lots Status: Active
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: HUMBER TEACHING 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: HULL
Postcode: HU10 6ED
Post Town: Hull
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3): TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire
Delivery Location: TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Local Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire
Electoral Ward: Cottingham South
Westminster Constituency: Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Further Information

Notice URLs

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/

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