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title: "Mental Health Step Down Provision"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2023-06-21"
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# Mental Health Step Down Provision

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5cfeaaac-c8d9-4466-8202-97c233841f8d

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## Summary

The Somerset Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Mental Health Step Down services with a total value of £900,000. The contract period will run from June 1, 2023, to March 31, 2025. The procurement stage was awarded on January 31, 2023, through an open procedure. The service falls under the Health and social work services category and is based in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) interested in health and social work services. Businesses that specialize in mental health care and community integration solutions would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Somerset Council will be overseeing the contract, offering a chance for specialised service providers to support individuals transitioning from mental health wards back into the community.

## Notice

The Step Down service offers a Discharge to Assess care pathway for people who have been admitted onto a mental health ward and require an intermediate solution prior to reintegrating back into the community.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecf44911-73ff-421a-b4d0-fe1c35c5a521 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| 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 | SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RETHINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Jun 2023 at 07:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecf44911-73ff-421a-b4d0-fe1c35c5a521

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecf44911-73ff-421a-b4d0-fe1c35c5a521
  21st June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=178e6777-1551-ed11-811a-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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