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title: "NELFT - RFI - Crisis Engagement Consultancy"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHARED SERVICE"
published: "2023-07-20"
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# NELFT - RFI - Crisis Engagement Consultancy

Buyer: NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHARED SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-450f961f-13b6-4152-9292-c5a169a214e5

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## Summary

The North East London NHS Foundation Trust Shared Service, located in Rainham, United Kingdom, is currently at the planning stage of a procurement process for a Crisis Engagement Consultancy. The engagement end date is set for July 24, 2023, with an opportunity to provide information on mental health crisis support services. The procurement aims to define crisis support needs and service characteristics in mental health. The procurement is open for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) providers.

This tender for Crisis Engagement Consultancy presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in business and management consultancy services to participate in the upcoming procurement process. The North East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking potential suppliers to define mental health crisis support needs and service characteristics. Businesses with expertise in crisis support services and a focus on mental health services would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity m.ulp government and community organisations. The procurement process is focused on offering tailored crisis support services to address mental health challenges in the North East London area.

## Notice

North East London NHS Foundation Trust require an engagement piece of work to be completed to support in defining what our service users define as a crisis and what support can be offered to assist. At present, we would like to gather further information on the route to market and whether a framework mini competition or open procedure tender will be suitable based on the draft specification presented, and stipulation for VCSE providers listed in the questions below. The goals of the engagement within our population and workforce are as followed: * To understand how people define a mental health crisis (mental health crisis is usually self defined) - what does it mean to me? * To understand what service characteristics people feel would be most beneficial when experiencing a mental health crisis and in preventing a near crisis. * To address service development and planning considerations such as form, function and geographical position and social assets (with consideration of 15-minute neighbourhoods.). For example: is an alternative model of crisis support best offered in one geographical location, or as a hub and spoke model which facilitates reach and access into different parts of the communities? And at what times does it need to be available Suppliers are invited to submit information relative to the specification / responses to the questions posed below. The purpose of this exercise is a request for information from the market with a view to entering a procurement process and award of a contract. Suppliers should message through the Atamis portal for queries relating to this Request for Information. Additional information: To access this RFI and register, please access the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Contracts Reference: C192235

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7714590a-adcd-4525-9b5b-5cdb8c915660 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHARED SERVICE |
| Locality | RAINHAM |
| Post town | Romford |
| Postcode | RM13 8GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering |
| Local authority | Havering |
| Electoral ward | Rainham & Wennington |
| Westminster constituency | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2023 at 15:45 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7714590a-adcd-4525-9b5b-5cdb8c915660
- 20 Jul 2023 at 10:00 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5279ad6-09d4-432f-b53a-d4336a837060
- 17 Jul 2023 at 14:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e275a53e-798f-4c75-8b0d-3cdfabe1607f
- 17 Jul 2023 at 14:35 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/991acc75-384b-4345-82f3-7adc358ff068

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7714590a-adcd-4525-9b5b-5cdb8c915660
  20th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5279ad6-09d4-432f-b53a-d4336a837060
  20th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e275a53e-798f-4c75-8b0d-3cdfabe1607f
  17th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/991acc75-384b-4345-82f3-7adc358ff068
  17th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3cfdae5c-06d3-4f7b-ae91-8a7caba57f58
  Request For Information - Crisis Engagement Consultancy (V3)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b0ef1a51-648f-4835-a059-7d1d5828748f
  Request For Information - Crisis Engagement Consultancy (V3)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6dbed346-70f5-4891-8afa-16f7e01cc886
  Request For Information - Crisis Engagement Consultancy (V4)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/77243e70-7c9e-485e-b3c5-990fb88b5bf3
  Request For Information - Crisis Engagement Consultancy (V4)

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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