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title: "Mental Health Sanctuaries for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board"
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# Mental Health Sanctuaries for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Buyer: NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b1f8

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## Summary

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for the Mental Health Sanctuaries Service. The contract, valued at £6,291,920.00 GBP, was awarded to Choice Support. The service will start on October 1, 2023, for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for another 24 months. The procurement was conducted via an Open procedure, with a submission deadline on April 24, 2023.

This tender offers opportunities for providers of community health services to engage in delivering mental health support services. Businesses specialising in mental health crisis interventions, community health services, and non-clinical support spaces may find this tender particularly suitable. The procurement process was structured to ensure a quality-focused and price-competitive evaluation of bids. Potential bidders should adhere to the defined submission deadlines and criteria to participate effectively in the procurement process.

## Notice

This is a contract award notice to communicate that NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) (herein will be referred to as "the Authority") has awarded this Mental Health Sanctuaries Service as a result of an Open procurement process. This notice is being published as the Authority has completed its internal governance process and obtained contract signatures with the successful organisation. The service will commence on the 1st October 2023 for a 3 year duration, plus the option to extend for a further 24 months. The block contract value is PS1,258,384.00 Sterling per annum. The aggregate total value of the contract excluding the option to extend for a further 24 months is PS3,775,15.00 Sterling. The aggregate total 5-year contract (which includes the option to extend for a further 24 months) as advertised in the Find a Tender Service notice is PS6,291,920.00 Sterling. The ITT was live on the Attain Bravo/Jaggaer e-procurement portal free of charge, https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ under the opportunity titled: "itt_125 - Mental Health Sanctuaries for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB" with the submission deadline of 24th April 2023 at 17:30hrs. Tenders received after this period will not be considered.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHS Long Term Plan is committed to improving the access to mental health services and the Mental Health Crisis Sanctuaries Services. The MSE Mental Health Crisis Sanctuaries are part of the ICS and Care Service and a component of the wider ICS Urgent and Emergency Care Mental Health Programme and will specifically need to evidence meeting 2 of the Crisis Concordat objectives namely Urgent and Emergency Care and Quality of Treatment and Care when in Crisis The crisis sanctuary aims to provide a non-clinical safe space to support people in crisis across the three geographical areas between 10am-1am 7 days a week where people can access a 1:1 support or outreach and to increase alternative forms of provision for those deemed in crisis providing a more suitable alternative to A&E for many people experiencing Mental Health crisis. Usually for people whose needs are escalating to a crisis point or who are experiencing a crisis but do not necessarily have medical needs that requires A&E admission. The Sanctuaries are required to have strong links with other community providers and other services both commissioned by the MSE ICS and Local Authorities and those provided independently. They will be required to form links with drug and alcohol services, learning disability services, housing providers and community-based resources, and to arrange and support onward referrals as required. All tender documentation is free and available via the e-procurement portal at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ under the ITT Code: itt_125 - Mental Health Sanctuaries for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB All interested providers must submit a compliant bid submission in accordance with the Process Overview document by the ITT response deadline 24/04/23 at 17:30hrs. Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by potential Bidders prior to any subsequent procurement is a matter solely for their own commercial judgement. The commissioners reserve the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, the commissioners and / or their advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice. In accordance with Regulations 56 to 58 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) and as set out in the qualification envelope which is available with the procurement documents. All tender documentation is free and available via the e-procurement portal at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ under the ITT Code: itt_125 - Mental Health Sanctuaries for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB

Options: Option to extend for a further 24 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032044-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | 2 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,291,920 |
| Lots value | £6,291,920 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,291,920 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2023 at 16:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032044-2023
- 24 Mar 2023 at 17:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008742-2023
- 10 Mar 2023 at 15:29 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007111-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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