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title: "Service to Prevent Young People from Escalating into EWMH Crisis"
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# Service to Prevent Young People from Escalating into EWMH Crisis

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79acfe77-0603-4d00-8d4b-5f410ef2eb09

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Service to Prevent Young People from Escalating into EWMH Crisis" is being conducted by NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, aimed at enhancing mental health services for children and young people in the Lancashire and South Cumbria area. This tender, classified under miscellaneous health services, is currently in the Award stage, with a contract value of £98,553 and a minimum value of £98,000. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st December 2017 and will run until 30th March 2018. Interested suppliers should note that the tender period ended on 10th November 2017 and that queries should be directed to the buyer via email.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, training, and community support, particularly for SMEs and voluntary community sector enterprises. Providers who can deliver effective training and support programmes to families and local third sector organisations will be well-placed to compete for this contract. The successful implementation of this project could enhance service delivery and create sustainable practices in community mental health support.

## Notice

NHS England Children and Young People's Mental Health transformation programme and Specialised Commissioning are working with CCGs, Local Authorities and providers across the NHS, education, voluntary and statutory and partners to deliver system wide improvements for children and young people's mental health (CYP MH). This includes a strategic aim to strengthen the link between CYP MH inpatient and community services through place based commissioning and as community services develop, reduce the need for inpatient services. As part of this work the STP has been successful is securing funding from NHSE for a project to help avoid the need for admissions of young people experiencing an emotional, mental health or behavioural crisis to inpatient facilities. Aim: To avoid the need for admission inpatient mental health beds and crisis admissions to acute hospitals by improving the capacity of families, the CYP workforce and the local community to promote resilience at times of crisis and prevent and de-escalate crisis. The requirements are as follows: Geographic scope: STP footprint - Lancashire and South Cumbria (bids should cover the whole geographic area) Target cohort: CAMHS providers and other partners will identify the young people thought most likely to be admitted to paediatric wards or tier 4 within the next 12 months. The parents/carers/residential facility carers/voluntary sector providers of those young people are the target cohort . Unfortunately the planned Webinar will not be going ahead. Please forward any queries via the following email address: mlcsu.tenders@nhs.net Additional information: Overview * To work with the families/carers/residential settings within the cohort to enable them to be better able to support CYP to prevent escalation to crisis. * To co-produce with the cohort of CYP and their parents/carers/residential settings a training programme and supporting resources to upskill others and strengthen pathways * Delivery of the training to the target cohort of parents/carers/residential settings * To train local third sector providers across the STP footprint to deliver the training to other families/carers/residential settings and establish communities of practice to ensure sustainability. The provider will be required to undertake a selection process to identify the 3rd sector providers to be involved in delivering the training. This selection process should include clear agreements, expectations and resource. * Following training, communities of practice will be established to maintain shared learning across the STP footprint. * To work with the cohort of families/carers/residential settings to develop sustainable peer support groups across the STP area supported by local third sector providers. These groups should be sustainable after the end of the funding. * Through engagement with the cohort families/carers/residential settings, to develop an understanding of what support would be helpful to prevent the requirement for an inpatient admission in future. This should be written up within the final report to inform future service developments. * The planned Webinar will not be going ahead. Should you have any queries please send them via the following email address: mlcsu.tenders@nhs.net

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/240bbdcd-f1ad-4ebe-8c0e-cc74be62344e |
| 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 | 10 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 18 Dec 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £98,553 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £98,548 |
| 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 | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LEYLAND |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR26 6TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | South Ribble |
| Electoral ward | Farington West |
| Westminster constituency | South Ribble |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LANCASHIRE MIND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2018 at 10:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/240bbdcd-f1ad-4ebe-8c0e-cc74be62344e
- 2 Nov 2017 at 15:47 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a90b9e-5edc-46e2-af67-279fd7fec4c0
- 31 Oct 2017 at 10:40 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a90b9e-5edc-46e2-af67-279fd7fec4c0
- 30 Oct 2017 at 13:13 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a90b9e-5edc-46e2-af67-279fd7fec4c0
- 30 Oct 2017 at 11:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a90b9e-5edc-46e2-af67-279fd7fec4c0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/240bbdcd-f1ad-4ebe-8c0e-cc74be62344e
  10th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a90b9e-5edc-46e2-af67-279fd7fec4c0
  2nd November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/28166283-f514-4909-ae33-0ba5ed0f16b0
  Invitation Letter
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0e9a2105-245f-4f82-b400-b117efbe55dd
  Declaration
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ab280ced-4ae0-4713-bd63-fc030b26a73c
  Instructions for Bidders
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c363ac29-53da-45c0-b7f5-94f1328cc57b
  ITT Questionnaire
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9e410445-63a6-48aa-9c45-9978c747b679
  Contract - particulars
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ea1a1d1e-ec3e-4439-a472-78b4f5b6ed8a
  Contract - General
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/949506ef-26f0-42d9-b090-bd991ebde1c5
  Contract - service
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/92335ae0-8ca2-4f9c-9475-8402060d96d4
  Service Specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/365ed86d-a2da-453e-9bf2-8d1f629a5ff5
  Advert Wording - Further Details
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b02f793d-83fe-489c-8790-c196a76c0e91
  Clarification Log

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