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title: "Admission Prevention and Rapid Response Services - Mental Health"
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# Admission Prevention and Rapid Response Services - Mental Health

Buyer: NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031e09

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## Summary

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust initiated a tender for the provision of Admission Prevention and Rapid Response Services in the mental health sector, classified under health and social work services. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with the contract set for an initial term until the end of March 2023. The award has been made to Julian Support for a total value of £576,200. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, compliant with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services and care provision, particularly those focused on crisis intervention and community support. Companies that can demonstrate experience in delivering effective and responsive mental health services, including support for individuals facing acute crises, will be well-positioned to compete in future procurement processes. The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust plans to conduct a broader procurement process if the initial pilot is considered successful, providing potential suppliers with the chance to engage in longer-term contractual agreements.

## Notice

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with the Norfolk and Waveney CCG, wish to expand the provision of Admission Prevention and Rapid Response services into a larger demographic area. Working with the incumbent supplier, the Trust plan to expand the current services (Admission Prevention and Rapid Response) into other areas of the Norfolk and Waveney care sector. The contract with the supplier will be awarded for an initial one year term (until the end of March 2023), at which point (if the pilot is deemed a success), the Trust plan on conducting a procurement process to identify the Most Economically Advantageous service provider for a longer contract term.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Admission Prevention Service (APS), commissioned to the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, delivers interventions to service users that prevent an admission to an acute mental health hospital. The APS works with service users identified by NSFT's Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) who are "highly likely" to need admission if support is not provided to help them stay well. Interventions support persons; in crisis, with emotional and practical support, medication prompts and observation, daily life skills and activities, with housing or budgeting, to develop social and community groups, benefit applications, establishment of banking facilities and accessing adult education. The service supports individuals in crisis from presentations of crisis from anxiety through to suicidal ideation, self-harm and personality disorder etc. The 1 hour Rapid Response service offers a county wide response and integrated offer to support other secondary services. The service supports East of England Ambulance Trusts and NSFT's Mental Health Joint Response Car (MHJRC) to prevent and avoid unnecessary conveyance to Accident and Emergency (A&E) and admission to acute mental health services. The service does this by offering assessment, investigation to a service user's needs and providing brief interventions to help de-escalate crisis and signpost to a wide range of community resources. As appropriate, the service supports EEAST ambulance and Police crews time on scene, aiding in a reduction of Section 136 and Police voluntary attendance at A&E. Additional information: The contract with the supplier will be awarded for an initial one year term (until the end of March 2023), at which point (if the pilot is deemed a success), the Trust plan on conducting a procurement process to identify the Most Economically Advantageous service provider for a longer contract term.

### Procurement Information

This contract modification is compliant with Regulation 72(Modification of contracts during their term) of the Public Contract Regulations; specifically section B: (b)for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor- (i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract; The outlined criteria of this regulation are met by this contract modification, and the Trust will conduct a full re-procurement process for the outreach service before the end of the one-year contract term (should this pilot program be successful). The Trust will advertise the subsequent procurement process, via a PIN or Contract Notice, to enable suitably qualified and capable suppliers to register an interest in any future procurement opportunity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006000-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £576,200 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR6 5BE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Broadland |
| Electoral ward | Hellesdon North West |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich North |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JULIAN SUPPORT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2022 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006000-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.juliansupport.org/
- https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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