--- title: "North East Essex Crisis Alternative Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP" published: "2023-12-07" --- # North East Essex Crisis Alternative Service Buyer: WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c65bc90-aae0-4119-85be-0eb6720b4dda.json) ## Summary The West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group is planning a tender process for the North East Essex Crisis Alternative Service, a health services contract covering Colchester and Tendring. The procurement, initiated as a tender, aims to provide mental health crisis response and care, offering sanctuary and support across different pathways. The engagement end date for this opportunity is scheduled for 31st January 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for providers interested in mental health services to collaborate and deliver the crisis alternative service in North East Essex. Providers, including SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, are encouraged to work together to align with local and national strategies. Businesses with experience in health services, mental health support, and community engagement are well-suited to participate in this competitive process. ## Notice The North East Essex crisis alternative will be a key element of the 24-7 Mental Health Crisis Response and Care service covering Colchester and Tendring. The provision is strongly linked with national and local strategy, inclusive of specifically aligning with 2 of the Crisis Concordat objectives; 'urgent and emergency access to crisis care', and 'quality of treatment and care when in crisis.' The intention is to offer sanctuary for people experiencing mental ill-health and mental distress by providing a calm safe space, practical and emotional support and an alternative to admission if appropriate across 3 pathways: a) require support with wellbeing & therapeutic engagement to reduce stressors - Community Wellbeing Support b) escalating towards crisis point & wish to access early intervention - Individualised Support c) care in a mental health crisis, have had a mental health triage, yet only require access to support, de-escalation & assessment by Individualised Support pathway - 'Urgent Care Alternative' Providers are encouraged to work in partnership to deliver the service across the locality. A key relationship is likely to be with Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT) to develop protocols and clinical oversight of the hub model, offering advice, support, and formal triage and assessment. Other key relationships will be with providers already working within the system and these will need to be strong and effective. SNEE ICB will be hosting a market engagement event prior to the launch of the procurement. This notice is to inform providers of the intention to undertake a competitive process to secure a Provider(s) for this service. The geography of north east Essex means there may need to be more than one site to deliver this service and there is a drive to integrate within neighbourhoods. Therefore, the ICB is interested to explore the potential for providers from all sectors to work together. The ICB is likely to undertake market engagement virtually during Jan 2024. The second purpose for this notice is to raise awareness of this process to enable providers to start discussing how they could deliver this service in partnership. To support these discussions a draft specification will be released through the Intend portal along with the date for the engagement event. To register interest in this service and receive further information, a draft service specification, when ready, and engagement event details, please register on the In-tend portal via the following address and express an interest in the NEE Crisis Alternatives opportunity under current tenders. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home As an interested provider of mental health services within the north east Essex locality you may wish to view and apply to the Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Support Framework - further details are within this link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77d47ee3-da68-4b4b-a4d8-ed14b10c7cca ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93007460-d925-4a16-ba81-491e3d9fe878 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | 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 | 7 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | COLCHESTER | | Post town | Colchester | | Postcode | CO4 9QR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway | | Local authority | Colchester | | Electoral ward | Highwoods | | Westminster constituency | Colchester | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 7 Dec 2023 at 10:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93007460-d925-4a16-ba81-491e3d9fe878 - 4 Dec 2023 at 17:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93007460-d925-4a16-ba81-491e3d9fe878 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93007460-d925-4a16-ba81-491e3d9fe878 7th December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home ## Notice URLs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/77d47ee3-da68-4b4b-a4d8-ed14b10c7cca ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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