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title: "Community and Home Based Support Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037661"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2023-03-21"
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# Community and Home Based Support Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs

Buyer: EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037661

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## Summary

East Lothian Council has awarded a contract for Community and Home Based Support Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs. The service aims to provide individual outcome-focused support in community resources or individual homes across East Lothian. It focuses on promoting independence and self-management for individuals aged 18-65 with mental health issues. The contract, valued at £1,488,405 GBP, was signed on 27th February 2023 and has a duration of 3 years, extendable twice for 2 years each.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in providing social work and related services to cater to the needs of individuals with complex mental health issues. It requires a holistic approach focusing on promoting independence and self-management. Businesses with expertise in delivering care at home and housing support services, as well as a commitment to outcome-focused service provision, would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

Award of contract. East Lothian Council, on behalf of East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, has a requirement for a suitably experienced and qualified provider to provide a community and home based support service for people with complex mental health needs. The service will provide a holistic approach to meeting the outcomes of supported people. Support will be provided, through the provision of care at home and housing support services, including personal care, 1-1 support and group support.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of contract. The Service will provide individual outcome focused support in community resources or in individual homes across East Lothian for people who are aged between 18 and 65, experiencing long term mental health problems or short term acute mental health problems. The principles underpinning the service should be to ensure a strong focus on promoting independence and self-management, exploring new models of localised, community based provision to enable people to become active citizens in their community. Providing day services that are part of the community in which they are based, as opposed to set apart from it, will reduce isolation and help to develop more fulfilled lives. The purpose of the day service is to support people with complex mental health needs to: - live independently - be active citizens - participate and contribute to our society - maintain their dignity and human rights - manage day to day changes in their mental health and improve their mental wellbeing. Principles for the service: - Based on a recovery model, enabling rights and capabilities - Preventative and anticipatory - Based on building relationships, both with individuals and within their community - Delivered collaboratively - Flexibility of service provision, responsive to how people feel on the day - Outcome focussed - Involvement of people with lived experiences. Support will be provided through 1-1 contacts and group support, as appropriate to the needs of the Supported Persons' identified needs and outcomes. The service will require to operate flexibly across East Lothian and liaise closely with East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership staff in Adult Social Work and Community Mental Health teams. Provision of support should be equitable across East Lothian, including for those individuals living in remote and rural areas. The contract is for a 3 year duration with the option for the Council to extend on 2 occasions by 2 years. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008224-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | 28 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,488,405 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH41 3HA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Haddington and Lammermuir |
| Westminster constituency | Lothian East |
| Delivery location | TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PENUMBRA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2023 at 16:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008224-2023
- 25 Nov 2022 at 14:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033525-2022
- 17 Oct 2022 at 14:40 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029199-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000713239
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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