--- title: "Intensive Peer Workers" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-07-28" --- # Intensive Peer Workers Buyer: BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-09e352b4-9885-4aad-8346-24f5edee3b1a.json) ## Summary The Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have jointly issued a tender titled "Intensive Peer Workers" for specialist assessment of veterans' social care needs in the South East region. The procurement stage is currently in the Tender phase with a deadline for submissions on 28th August 2023. This tender falls under the industry category of Health and social work services, with a contract period starting from 1st April 2024 and ending on 31st March 2027. The procurement method is selective, and the contract value is estimated at £1,100,000 GBP. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the social care sector to provide intensive support to veterans in need. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses located in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex are encouraged to participate in this tender process for potential growth opportunities over the 3-year contract term with a two-year extension option. ## Notice To provide specialist assessment of veterans' social care needs across the South East. This will include provision of social care coordination and intensive support to veterans experiencing social care crisis whereby the individual's social needs are interfering with their ability to engage with an appropriate mental health pathway. It will require supporting veterans with issues around employment, housing, debt / welfare, disability, social inclusion and prescribing at the earliest opportunity following case allocation when clinically appropriate to do so. This support will be provided to veterans who may lack social support and are more likely to disengage from services or those who are deemed to need an additional level of intensive and face to face support. Those working on this contract will work with, and be supported by, NHS clinical staff providing veteran's services as part of the stepped model of care. This tender is a joint tender for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Each party will award its own contract. Lot 1 will cover Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and one worker to cover Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Lot 2 will cover Kent, Surrey, & Sussex. Bidders must tender for both Lots. This a contract for 3 years with an option for 2 more. Estimated value given is for all 5 years. Additional information: TO DOWNLOAD A Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): - browse to the ESourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/bhft/web/login.shtml and click the link to register, - accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue', - enter your correct business and user details, - note the username you chose and click 'save'- when complete, - you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep secure). Login to the portal with the username/password: - click the 'PQQ/ITTs open to all suppliers' link (these are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or tenders open to any registered suppliers), - click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content, - click the 'Express Interest' right-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ into your My PQQ/My ITTs page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), - you can now access any of the attachments by clicking the 'Buyer Attachment' tab on the upper left hand side of the page. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/748b25a5-5ff3-4557-90ba-11ea306f318e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,100,000 | | 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 | BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BRACKNELL | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG12 2UT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East | | Local authority | Bracknell Forest | | Electoral ward | Bullbrook | | Westminster constituency | Bracknell | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 28 Jul 2023 at 11:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/748b25a5-5ff3-4557-90ba-11ea306f318e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/748b25a5-5ff3-4557-90ba-11ea306f318e 28th July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/bhft/web/login.shtml Portal has copy of SSQ and ITT documents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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