--- title: "Quality and Economic evaluation of a new mental health out of hours service, supporting acute trust hospitals in BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-12-12" --- # Quality and Economic evaluation of a new mental health out of hours service, supporting acute trust hospitals in BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8f87a1b-0fd0-4436-a9a0-ba106b57f8dd.json) ## Summary The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is undertaking a procurement process to appoint an organisation for the "Quality and Economic evaluation of a new mental health out of hours service" supporting acute trust hospitals in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area. This limited procurement, classified under research and development services, requires interested parties to submit their Expressions of Interest by midday on 18th December 2017, with the tender submission deadline set for midday on 10th January 2018. The contract period is anticipated to commence on 1st February 2018 and run until 30th April 2019, covering services delivered across both Southmead and Bristol Royal Infirmary hospitals. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in health consultancy, evaluation services, and mental health support solutions, to grow their operations. With the aim of enhancing the quality of mental health emergency services, successful bidders will be contributing to improved patient and staff experiences while also providing valuable insights that benefit multiple stakeholders within the healthcare system. Enterprises with a focus on innovative service delivery models and measurable outcomes would be particularly well-suited to compete in this tender process. ## Notice Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) seek to commission an organisation to provide an external quality and economic evaluation of a new 12 month hub & spoke Core 24 (Out of Hours) Mental Health Psychiatric Liaison service model across BNSSG, sited in both Southmead and Bristol Royal Infirmary hospitals from 1st April 2018, with some work starting from 1st February 2018. Aim of the Evaluation The primary aims of the evaluation are to evidence the worth of the service in relation to: * Improved patient experience of attendance in emergency departments with mental health presentation; * Improved colleague/staff experience of mental health presentations in emergency departments; * Improved system flow of patients through emergency departments and wards of patients with mental health presentations through reduced breaches and reduced delays to treatment and discharge; * Monetary benefits to system partners (Acute Hospital Trusts, Ambulance, Police, CCGs, Mental Health Trust, Local Authorities) of improved overnight service delivery; This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. This is a restricted process in that Expressions of interest are required by no later than midday on Monday 18th December. Those organisations who have expressed an interest will receive a final version of the specification and ITT documents. These organisations will have until midday on Wednesday 10th January 2018 to bid. Additional Information released on the 12th December: Commissioners are able to provide indicative details of procurement processes commencing on the 5th January 2018 with a response deadline of the 26th January. Following evaluation and decision process the mobilisation period is envisioned to be March to May 2018. Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home Interested bidders are also required to express their Expression of Interest by midday on Monday 18th December, at which point they will receive the final specification and then be required to respond to the ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided by the closing date of 10th January 2018, 12.00pm (midday). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72e1a2b2-600c-404b-9875-a87963c957bb | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 18 Dec 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | 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 | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 12 Dec 2017 at 11:16 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72e1a2b2-600c-404b-9875-a87963c957bb - 11 Dec 2017 at 14:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72e1a2b2-600c-404b-9875-a87963c957bb - 11 Dec 2017 at 13:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72e1a2b2-600c-404b-9875-a87963c957bb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72e1a2b2-600c-404b-9875-a87963c957bb 12th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a25f572a-7805-4008-818f-4f754663ef00 Draft Specification - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/521 Direct link to project on eTendering system (In-Tend) - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/049d7fa3-6b08-427f-9285-0db4ae5b1904 Draft Specification ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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