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title: "Mental Health Services: Crisis Cafe - Crawley ITT"
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# Mental Health Services: Crisis Cafe - Crawley ITT

Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-67dd06e1-f86f-40d5-950e-6a2d42b557dd

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## Summary

The South of England Procurement Centre is conducting a tender for the provision of a Crisis Café Service in Crawley, West Sussex, titled "Mental Health Services: Crisis Café - Crawley ITT." This procurement process is classified under health and social work services and is at the award stage, following the completion of the tender process. The anticipated value of the contract is £294,904 per annum, with a contract duration of one year, inclusive of a potential 12-month extension. Bids must be submitted by Monday, 7th September at 5pm, as indicated in the tender documents available through the provided eTendering portal.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth within the healthcare sector, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) focused on mental health services. Businesses experienced in providing out-of-hours mental health support, clinical interventions, or related health services would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Additionally, the collaborative approach emphasised in the tender may encourage partnerships among local providers, further enhancing service delivery and efficacy in addressing mental health distress in the community.

## Notice

Invitation to Tender (ITT) Mental Health Services Provision of a Crisis Cafe Service in Crawley, West Sussex (Reference NHS/SOEPS/20.629 ITT) NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group The Commissioner is seeking bids from Healthcare Providers for provision of a Crisis Cafe Service to be situated in Crawley, West Sussex, delivered under the standard NHS Contract. The anticipated value of the Service is a maximum of PS294,904 per annum and the contract duration will be one year plus an option (option of the Commissioner) to extend the contract by up to a further 12 months. Service Aims and Objectives: The proposed model is a partnership approach between local mental health statutory providers and local mental health 3rd sector providers making available extended out of hours provision for clinical and non-clinical support at required key times. It will provide a safe space for individuals, in central Crawley, who are experiencing mental health distress/potential crisis; to access weekday evenings 5pm-11pm and weekend daytimes and evenings; to gain one-to-one and peer support, guidance and a safe space to be supported to de-escalate the potential crisis or be assessed for appropriate services.The project will aim to reduce mental health hospital admissions by a third, by providing an alternative solution for patients and an opportunity to self-manage their condition or de-escalate their current position. The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home All correspondence will be dealt with solely through this website and correspondence received by other means will not be responded to. This procurement is being advertised on the following websites: http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning http://www.westsussexccg.nhs.uk The Services to which this tender relates fall within Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Part H of the Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive (also known as "light touch regime"). Neither the publication of the above advertisements, the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage nor the use of the term "Selection Questionnaire" nor any other indication (including any statement in this ITT) shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes and the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations. Please complete your bid response and return via our eTendering Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home Reference: Mental Health Services: Crisis Cafe, Crawley NHS/SOEPS/20.629 ITT The deadline for submitting bid responses is Monday 7th September at 5pm. The Commissioners look forward to receiving your bid response. Additional information: Please register on the Intend e-tendering portal to access the documents and submit a return.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1df58a99-735f-4b54-a093-ec7ff5590e50 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £283,154 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £283,154 |
| 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 | SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP(THE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 26 Nov 2020 at 09:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1df58a99-735f-4b54-a093-ec7ff5590e50
- 5 Aug 2020 at 12:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8f81fa-2faf-4a21-a579-0c1f4c809de4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1df58a99-735f-4b54-a093-ec7ff5590e50
  26th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8f81fa-2faf-4a21-a579-0c1f4c809de4
  5th August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home
  etendering portal

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
- http://www.westsussexccg.nhs.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning

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