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Children and Young People Safe Space Support Services

HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

11 Aug 2026 at 10:13

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is procuring community health services for a Safe Space supporting children and young people aged 13 to 18 who live in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The service is an overnight, out-of-hospital mental health crisis support provision based at Inspire Day Service, Walker Street, Hull. It will provide a safe, welcoming and trauma-informed environment for young people experiencing acute emotional distress or mental health crisis. The scope includes short-term stabilisation, one-to-one emotional support, active listening, de-escalation, safety and discharge planning, age-appropriate activities, emotional regulation and coping strategies, and signposting to continuing support. The provider will also support parents, carers and caregivers and work with CAMHS crisis services and other health, emergency, social care and voluntary-sector partners.

The process reached tender: the buyer invited offers using a selective restricted procedure, with written submissions in English. The tender submission deadline was 26 August 2026. The service is required to go live on 1 December 2026. The contract period is 480 days, with an option to extend it by a further year. The estimated value is £248,000. The procurement is arranged as one lot and is for services covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. Delivery is centred on Hull, with the service supporting residents across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The provider must manage both planned and unplanned access pathways, including referrals coordinated through CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team. Offers are expected to address the full operational service requirement.

This opportunity suits an experienced children’s and young people’s mental health or crisis-support provider able to deliver an overnight service outside hospital settings. Relevant capability includes trauma-informed, person-centred support for acute emotional distress; crisis stabilisation; de-escalation; emotional regulation; safety planning; risk assessment; discharge planning; and family support. Suppliers need appropriately skilled and trained staff with experience supporting young people with emotional distress and mental health difficulties. The provider must be able to recruit, train, supervise and manage the operational team, maintain clinical records, report on delivery and review capacity with CAMHS services each day. Strong partnership-working skills are important, including collaboration with clinicians, parents and carers, police, ambulance services, A&E, social care and voluntary-sector organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e0ec
Publication Source
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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 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HULL
Postcode
HU10 6ED
Postcode Area
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

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