--- title: "Specialised Perinatal Mental Health Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2019-06-21" --- # Specialised Perinatal Mental Health Services Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc50442f-6653-4d28-bcc1-0e71610768e7.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Specialised Perinatal Mental Health Services" is being conducted by the North of England Commissioning Support on behalf of the North of England Specialist Commissioning Team. This procurement falls within the health services industry category and is currently in the planning stage. Interested providers based in Hull and East Yorkshire & Humber Coast and Vale Area are encouraged to express their interest by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on 19 July 2019. The service aims to establish a specialised in-patient mother and baby unit located within Hull or East Riding of Yorkshire, offering tailored care for mothers and infants. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, particularly those with experience in maternal psychiatric care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete for this contract, as it aims to build a capable and specialised service that addresses specific healthcare needs. The emphasis on comprehensive care underlines the potential for innovative service models, which could lead to enhanced business growth in this niche sector. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of North of England Specialist Commissioning Team to identify if there are any potential providers in Hull and East Yorkshire & Humber Coast and Vale Area that could provide a Specialised Mental Health In-Patient 6 Bed Perinatal Mother & Baby Unit. The Specialised In-Patient Mother & Baby unit (MBU) must be located on the same site as an Adult Psychiatric Admissions Unit to allow for clinical cover and assistance in emergencies. Due to specific health inequalities that have been identified nationally for this service, the unit must be located within the Hull or East Riding of Yorkshire boundaries. MBU's need to be staffed by clinicians who have additional expertise and knowledge in maternal psychiatric disorder to enable the treatment and recovery of the mother whilst ensuring that physical and emotional wellbeing of the both mother and baby are being met. The purpose of the service is: * To ensure that women and their families have timely access to the right level of recovery focused care. * If admission is required, to ensure that this will be to a Specialised In-Patient Mother and Baby Unit without delay so that no woman is unnecessarily separated from her baby. * To safely and effectively meet the special needs and requirements, both emotional and physical, of mothers and infants. * To provide specialist medical, nursing, psychological and statutory social care for mother and infant. * To provide supervision, support, assistance and guidance in the care (both physical and emotional) of the infant whilst the mother is ill. * To respond in a timely manner to emergency requests for assessment and advice. * To ensure the integration in a seamless fashion of all components of care through access to discharge from the Service. * To achieve the earliest resolution of the maternal mental illness whilst promoting the care and developing relationship with the infant. * To assess and proactively manage high risk women with a prior history of serious mental illness to prevent avoidable recurrences in pregnancy and the postpartum period. * To ensure that women, partners/significant others and families are able to make informed decisions about care and treatment, where they are able, including through provision of appropriate information and signposting to other relevant support. The full Service Specification will be available on the PROACTIS portal so that interested providers can read in more detail the full list of service requirements. Additional information: Registering an Interest: If your organisation would like to register an interest in responding to this opportunity please register on the PROACTIS portal at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NEC. Please note that the deadline for Expressions of Interest is 12.00 Noon on 19 July 2019. Please note that all communications will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal only. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe2d47e5-325a-4f74-b34d-c9f01b33e76c | | 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 | 21 Jun 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Jul 2019 | | 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES | | Post town | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS17 6BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees | | Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 21 Jun 2019 at 10:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe2d47e5-325a-4f74-b34d-c9f01b33e76c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe2d47e5-325a-4f74-b34d-c9f01b33e76c 21st June 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index - https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NEC ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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