--- title: "NHS England Health and Justice South East - Social Prescribing Project (Art Boxes) for Secure Settings" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2023-02-17" --- # NHS England Health and Justice South East - Social Prescribing Project (Art Boxes) for Secure Settings Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8fcfb99e-4798-43f5-ac7a-682e5cb80242.json) ## Summary NHS England Health and Justice South East is seeking bids for a Social Prescribing Project aimed at vulnerable members in secure settings in the South East. The project involves developing and delivering 'Art Boxes' to promote mental and emotional wellbeing, with a contract duration of up to 2 years starting from 1st April 2023. The total budget for the project is £100,000, and the tender deadline is 28th February 2023. This tender by NHS England presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in health services and creative activities to compete. Companies with a significant level of flexibility and awareness of secure settings' needs are well-suited for this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate in this tender process for the Social Prescribing Project. ## Notice NHS England South East (NHSE SE) seeks bids from providers who have the experience, capability and capacity to develop and deliver a Social Prescribing Project, based on the concept of 'Art Boxes' to vulnerable members of populations in children's and adults secure settings in the South East. Context In the Long-Term Plan (LTP) NHS England committed to increasing the availability of social prescribing resources and this commitment is being met by increasing access to equivalent resources in secure settings. This includes investing in appropriate opportunities to engage people in secure settings in creative activities; NHSE Health and Justice SE are committed to investing in the availability of appropriate creative activities that actively promote mental and emotional wellbeing, particularly amongst more vulnerable members of secure setting populations. It is anticipated that the resource will support greater access to appropriate clinical support for people experiencing difficulties during their period of remand or sentence in the criminal justice estate. NHSE SE Health and Justice seek a provider who can demonstrate a significant level of flexibility in the delivery and completion of a social prescribing project alongside an awareness of the experience of people in secure settings. The provider will design and distribute a number of Art Boxes for individual use during the term of the agreement. The provider will also be expected to complete a number of user feedback sessions on site, in secure settings, to ensure the contents of the Art Boxes remain appropriate for different populations. Feedback will also be used to inform further development of Social Prescribing projects. The feedback sessions will also need to include consultation with relevant practitioners from Healthcare service providers on site. The provider will be required to ensure that any contents for the Art Boxes are compliant with HM Prison & Probation Services (HMPPS) and Youth Custody Service (YCS) security expectations and will be supported with this aspect by project commissioners. The Boxes will need to be suitable for men and women in the adult secure estate in the South East, as well as children in two secure settings. NHSE SE anticipate that the provider will be required to develop specific versions of the resource for the different cohort, with an agreed unit price for each Box to form part of bid submissions by providers. The provider will produce a final Summary Report for commissioners and partners at the end of the Project. The contract will be for a duration of up to 2 years, to commence from point of award. This is the maximum contract duration based on an anticipated contract start date of 1st April 2023 and a contract end date in line with the deadline to submit the final Summary Report by 31st March 2025. The total budget available to deliver the project, including the Summary Report is PS100,000. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c3463e0-ba38-4013-9eb4-8d2070b3debd | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 17 Feb 2023 at 15:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c3463e0-ba38-4013-9eb4-8d2070b3debd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c3463e0-ba38-4013-9eb4-8d2070b3debd 17th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c9eef521-b9ae-4f4f-89ec-2343e32be23f Atamis Supplier Guidance v2.0 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1c530045-4d84-477a-a9f5-baf6e9d0ef46 CF Additonal Info - Social Prescribing Art Boxes v1.0 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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