--- title: "Community Mental Health Crisis Beds - Cheshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-03-20" --- # Community Mental Health Crisis Beds - Cheshire Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c42c67e-bed2-4bce-87fa-e7b8f360f40f.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the tender stage for the provision of six local Community Mental Health Crisis Beds in Cheshire. This initiative falls under the health services category and aims to enhance local support for patients experiencing mental distress. The tender period ends on 17 April 2019, with the contract expected to commence on 1 June 2019 and run for three years, concluding on 31 May 2022. The services will be delivered in the North West region of the United Kingdom, aligning with the NHS long-term plan focused on crisis support within community settings. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services, community health support, and crisis intervention. Companies capable of providing clinical interventions and collaborating with public sector partners, such as local councils and health trusts, will be particularly well-suited to compete. The successful provider will play a crucial role in responding to the identified need for improved access to mental health services, particularly for those in crisis, thereby contributing to the overall enhancement of community-based care. ## Notice NHS Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS South Cheshire CCG and NHS Vale Royal CCG, are tendering for the provision of 6 local Community Mental health crisis beds. This service will support patients who require short term input supported by Cheshire and Wirral home treatment team. The NHS long term plan focusses on the further development of crisis support closer to the individuals community and this is service will be part of the CCGs commitment in providing community based support for those experiencing crisis/mental distress. The ethos of the service will be to support individual to return home as soon as possible linking them to other services that will provide ongoing longer term support especially through third sector or early intervention support services through the local Authority. The successful provider will be supported to provided clinical interventions through our main health provider Cheshire and Wirral partnership, as well as assessment support where required from Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council. Users and carers state that there is limited choice and access to care for patients who are experiencing crisis, with only A&E departments offering consistent 24/7 support. NHS Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS South Cheshire CCG and NHS Vale Royal CCG, working in partnership with the local mental health services provider Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP), users of the service and Cheshire East Council have undertaken a programme of work to redesign existing adults and older peoples specialist mental health services across all three CCG areas. The redesign programme commenced in July 2017 and has followed an established process with regards proposed changes to NHS services and the Long Term Plan. The CCGs have worked closely with CWP , service users and their carers and families, social care and other public sector partners to ensure that a system approach to proposals has been adopted and puts the service user at the centre of their care. Following completion of the consultation and analysis of the findings and feedback, it was identified that the public indicated that 'improving outcomes for people with specialist mental health needs', was seen as the most important priority of, followed by 'access to crisis services' and 'ability to visit people in hospital easily'. Therefore this is an exciting opportunity for providers to support further community care delivery and support ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/03e0662d-d8bd-46d2-af81-e1fe7b588078 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2019 | | Submission deadline | 17 Apr 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2019 - 31 May 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | NANTWICH | | Post town | Crewe | | Postcode | CW5 5RD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East | | Local authority | Cheshire East | | Electoral ward | Nantwich North and West | | Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 20 Mar 2019 at 12:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/03e0662d-d8bd-46d2-af81-e1fe7b588078 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/03e0662d-d8bd-46d2-af81-e1fe7b588078 20th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=27805&B=OGC Please find the EU Supply tender portal via this link to access the opportunity. - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 User / Company ## Notice URLs - http://www.southcheshireccg.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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