--- title: "Provision of Mental Health Support Services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS" published: "2023-03-08" --- # Provision of Mental Health Support Services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b08b.json) ## Summary The Leeds City Council - PACS has awarded a contract for the Provision of Mental Health Support Services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds. This contract falls under the Health and Social Work Services industry category. The procurement method used was a limited negotiation without publication of a contract notice. Community Links (Northern) Ltd is the supplier for this contract. The contract was signed on February 22, 2023, with a total value of £997,880. The procurement process was initiated as a tender and has now reached the award stage. This tender presents a business growth opportunity for companies in the health and social work services sector, particularly those specializing in mental health support services. The procurement process involved a specific economic operator due to technical reasons, highlighting the need for specialised expertise in delivering these services. Businesses with a focus on recovery-focused care, therapeutic engagement, and responsive support would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. ## Notice Provision of mental health support services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The provision of mental health support services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds. Oakwood Hall is a twelve-bed dual registered nursing and residential care home for people whose mental health needs cannot be satisfactorily met from other services. The service provides recovery focused, responsive care and support focusing on therapeutic engagement, meaningful daily activity and the opportunity to make positive change in the behaviours that have led to being excluded from other services. Options: The contract may be extended for an additional period of up to 12 months in any combination. ### Procurement Information It is considered the above ground applies in this case as there is strong evidence that no reasonable alternative to Community Links (Northern) Ltd providing the service exists for the following reasons: A wider review of Community Based Mental Health services is being undertaken in conjunction with the ICB in Leeds. These services are required to maintain continuity of service whilst the Council and ICB partners complete a review of community based mental health provision, anticipated to conclude during 2024. The review includes these services amongst others, with the objective to re-commission remodelled services and explore budget pooling and longer-term recommissioning options. As an NHS body, the ICB in Leeds has to adhere to certain statutory guidance around conducting engagement as part of any potential change to service provision. The process must therefore be undertaken within the required statutory time period of six months, which we must allow time for within the process. The Council is committed to working collaboratively with the ICB in Leeds, as mandated by the NHS Long Term Plan and the Leeds Mental Health Strategy. On that basis, we are undertaking a joint review of services, which are jointly funded. Procuring solely the Council-funded element of a jointly funded service is not an available option for us as part of the wider joint review and is not aligned to ICB in Leeds health priorities as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Community Links (Northern) Ltd has provided the services at Oakwood Hall for a period in excess of twenty years. We must therefore work with them to inform and shape the new service provision. If they were not involved in the review, then the quality of the outcome of the review would be diminished. Maintaining service continuity will therefore be a requirement of the service review. Undertaking a competitive procurement exercise whilst the review work is being undertaken would also be disruptive to the lives of very vulnerable service users who can be unsettled by change of any type, least of all the provider delivering their care and support changing. Having a change of provider for a short period could also result in a potential loss of knowledgeable staff and incur additional financial cost. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006743-2023 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 22 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 | £997,880 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 1UR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2023 at 12:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006743-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.leeds.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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