--- title: "Crisis Cafes in West Sussex NHS/SOEPS/22.841 PINCC" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE" published: "2022-11-10" --- # Crisis Cafes in West Sussex NHS/SOEPS/22.841 PINCC Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-061b99b8-baea-4d15-8e74-fcacc0b36833.json) ## Summary The South of England Procurement Centre, acting as the buyer, has initiated a tender process with the title "Crisis Cafes in West Sussex NHS/SOEPS/22.841 PINCC" within the Health and social work services category. The procurement stage is an open procedure (below threshold) with a total contract value of £359,379. The tender deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm on Monday 12th December 2022. The contract period is set to start on 1st January 2023 and end on 30th September 2023, targeting businesses located in the South East region of the United Kingdom. This tender for Crisis Cafes in West Sussex offers opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs in the services industry. Businesses providing crisis alternatives and support services are well-suited to compete for this tender. The provision of crisis cafes aligns with the NHS Long-Term Plan for Mental Health, offering vital services to prevent mental health crises requiring A&E visits or in-patient services. Interested businesses should engage with the South of England Procurement Centre via the In-tend e-Tendering portal for further details to participate in this procurement process. ## Notice This notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award contracts to Richmond Fellowship and West Sussex MIND for the provision of a Crisis Cafe Service for NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board ('the ICB') as follows: * Crawley Crisis Cafe (Richmond Fellowship): Six months from 01/04/23 for a total value of PS147,013 * Worthing Crisis Cafe (West Sussex MIND): Nine months from 01/01/23 for a total value of PS212,366 (based on 2021-22 figures) A key component of the NHS Long-Term Plan for Mental Health the provision of crisis alternatives and support services, including crisis cafes, are considered an essential alternative to de-escalating or preventing a mental health crisis which would otherwise require attendance at A&E or an in-patient admission. This direct award is necessary to: i) Enable a full evaluation of the current service provision to take place and decide whether to reprocure or terminate the service. ii) Allow the Sussex-wide review of all existing staying well services (of which this is part) to conclude, so as to ensure equality and consistency across the NHS Sussex footprint. It is essential that the existing service continues to support both new and existing service users whilst a full evaluation locally and Sussex-wide concludes and a new procurement process takes place. The service is a key component of the crisis and urgent care pathway in West Sussex. If the service did not continue in the interim there would be a significant negative impact on our local population who experience mental health crisis, their families and add to the demand and pressures on other parts of healthcare services including both A&E and MH inpatient services. If you wish to express an interest or should you wish to discuss the content of the PIN further, please do this by sending a message or a completed Expression of Interest via the In-tend e-Tendering portal at https://intendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home in the first instance. The deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm (midday) on Monday 12th December 2022. If no expressions of interest are received, the Authority intends to enter a contract with the incumbent provider relying upon a Regulation 32 exemption of no response/no requests to participate have been submitted in response to this notice, within 30 days of publication. Please note a portal message is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/183c2081-af09-46c2-ab9e-516fc3c45b80 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2023 - 30 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £359,379 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE | | Locality | WORTHING | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN11 1DJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Worthing | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Worthing West | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 Nov 2022 at 16:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/183c2081-af09-46c2-ab9e-516fc3c45b80 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/183c2081-af09-46c2-ab9e-516fc3c45b80 10th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home ## Notice URLs - https://intendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home - https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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