--- title: "Safe Haven & Crisis Houses (Kent and Medway) Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-06-19" --- # Safe Haven & Crisis Houses (Kent and Medway) Market Engagement Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-efbf81e5-f671-4443-8fc3-4c79cfcc7c02.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is planning a procurement process for Safe Haven & Crisis Houses in Kent and Medway. The tender falls under the health services category and has a value of approximately £10 million. The engagement end date for this market engagement is 6th July 2023. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, with a focus on finalising the financial model, service model, and procurement strategy. This tender presents an opportunity for providers offering health services to participate in the procurement process for Safe Haven & Crisis Houses. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage. The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with a possible 2-year extension. Interested providers can register for a market engagement event scheduled for 11th July 2023 to understand the service specifications, financial model, and the overall procurement process. ## Notice ***This advert is for market engagement only - this is not a procurement at this stage*** NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of Safe Havens and Crisis Houses. The Crisis House service should provide a safe and therapeutic environment for service users who are experiencing a crisis, but do not necessarily have medical needs that require hospital admission. The Crisis House can help avoid the need for service users to go into hospital or provide support to help step down service users from stays in hospital. The Safe Havens service should incorporate clinical support with the current safe havens and crisis well-being cafes through 9 safe havens of which: * 3 will offer 24/7 rapid access and assessment. They will be co located on general medical acute hospital sites - open access 3pm to midnight (outside of these times access will be via professional referral) - staffed by a blend of support workers and clinicians * 6 will operate 7 days per week in community based settings - open access 3pm to midnight - staffed by support workers The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with up to a 2-year extension option. The indicative total contract value (over 5 years) against anticipated activity trajectories is expected to be approximately PS13million. The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support pre-procurement engagement only at this stage. The objective of this engagement is to help the commissioner finalise the financial model, service model and procurement strategy. Providers are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event which will focus on the service specification/requirements, financial model and an overview of the procurement process. The event is scheduled for 11th July 2023 at 10am. Providers will also be invited to schedule 1:1 meetings with the commissioner following this event to further discuss financial model, service model and procurement strategy. Further event details will be communicated to registered providers. Providers are asked to complete a short questionnaire as part of the registration process. To register to attend the event and access further details please go to the following https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, register on the system as appropriate and access project reference 'Quote/tender C187646 - Safe Haven and Crisis Houses (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement' Please register by 5pm 6th July 2023 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0986a8d-fb66-420d-a8e8-c7175691aa02 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 19 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000,000 | | 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 | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME15 6NB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | High Street | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 19 Jun 2023 at 07:56 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0986a8d-fb66-420d-a8e8-c7175691aa02 - 19 Jun 2023 at 07:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7259bb45-6fd6-4bea-9512-35d8d6171930 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0986a8d-fb66-420d-a8e8-c7175691aa02 19th June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7259bb45-6fd6-4bea-9512-35d8d6171930 19th June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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