--- title: "Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-12-15" --- # Community Mental Health Framework Supporting Services Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2deb48c3-ee0a-49e3-8b6d-6ebc9ab39d4f.json) ## Summary The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is extending current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts to align with the emerging Community Mental Health Programme. The contracts, worth over £19 million for the period 2024-2026, cover various services provided by organisations such as Bristol Changes, Bristol Mind, and HOPE - Second Step. The procurement method used was a Negotiated procedure without prior publication, with a tender period ending on November 30, 2023. This tender provides opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs that offer healthcare services. Businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those providing mental health services such as support groups, crisis intervention, and community rehabilitation, are well-suited to compete in this tender. The contract period runs from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026, offering a longer-term engagement potential for service providers in the region. ## Notice Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) is extending a number of current Community Mental Health Supporting Services contracts by 1-2 years. This is being undertaken in order to align the services to the emerging BNSSG Community Mental Health Programme (CMHP) and avoid gaps in services prior to the final design and configuration of the ICB's community mental health offer being fully established. If the ICB does not award contract extensions it would significantly increase health inequalities, leaving gaps within the pathway, and without a clear alterative in place. Without a clear direction of travel, services may lose staff at a time when people with mental health problems are at their most vulnerable. Ending of contracts would not support the system's strategic direction and would not support people with mental health needs, who are particularly disadvantaged. All the relevant Providers are providing a service of acceptable quality that meets the needs and expectation of the ICB and patients. The ICB has no concerns regarding the proposed providers' ability to deliver the service. As a result of all the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) 'competition is absent for technical reasons'. The 24/25 value of this notice, which is split across 14 separate contracts, is PS8,106,053. The 25/26 value of this notice, which is split across 20 separate contracts (inclusive of the aforementioned 14), is PS11,419,814. The total value of this notice for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026 is PS19,525,867. The services to which this aggregated Notice applies to are: 1. Bristol Changes 2. Bristol Hearing Voices Group 3. Bristol Mind (Mindline) 4. HOPE (Second Step) 5. Missing Link (Women's Crisis House) 6. Nilaari 7. Self Injury Support Group 8. St Mungos (Assertive Contact and Engagement Service) 9. Windmill Hill City Farm 10. Mothers for Mothers 11. North Somerset Homestart 12. Rockabye 13. Bristol Dementia Service (DPT) 14. Beside (Second Step) 15. Cruse 16. North Somerset Wellbeing Service (Second Step) 17. Sanctuary (Second Step) 18. Community Rehabilitation (Second Step) 19. Safe Haven (Second Step) 20. The Harbour Further detail on the split of the individual contracts is provided as an attachment to this Notice. Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b028a227-de7f-47d9-9202-f42253369158 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Nov 2023 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £19,525,867 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £19,525,867 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 20 | | Supplier names | BESIDE (SECOND STEP; BRISTOL CHANGES; BRISTOL DEMENTIA SERVICE (DPT; BRISTOL HEARING VOICES NETWORK; BRISTOL MIND; CRUSE; HOPE - (SECOND STEP; MISSING LINK (WOMEN'S CRISIS HOUSE; MOTHERS FOR MOTHERS; NILAARI AGENCY; NORTH SOMERSET HOMESTART; ROCKABYE; SECOND STEP (COMMUNITY REHABILITATION; SECOND STEP (NORTH SOMERSET WELLBEING SERVICE; SECOND STEP (SAFE HAVEN; SECOND STEP (SANCTUARY; SELF INJURY SUPPORT; ST MUNGOS (ASSERTIVE CONTACT AND ENGAGEMENT SERVICE; THE HARBOUR; WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 15 Dec 2023 at 16:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b028a227-de7f-47d9-9202-f42253369158 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b028a227-de7f-47d9-9202-f42253369158 15th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6ed7e0f9-7732-4f38-965e-1ce4889e0df2 Community Mental Health Services - individual contract information. ## Notice URLs - https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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