--- title: "Safe Havens & Crisis Houses - Kent and Medway - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2023-06-19" --- # Safe Havens & Crisis Houses - Kent and Medway - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03d74b.json) ## Summary The NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is planning a procurement process for the provision of Safe Havens & Crisis Houses in Kent and Medway. This falls under the Health services industry category. The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with a possible 2-year extension option. An indicative total contract value of approximately £13 million is anticipated over 5 years. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with a virtual market engagement event scheduled for 11th July 2023. This procurement process by the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector. Companies offering services related to crisis support, safe havens, and clinical support would be well-suited to compete. The engagement event aims to finalise the financial model, service specifications, and procurement strategy. Interested providers are invited to register for the event by 6th July 2023 and can access further details on the official website of the buying organisation. This tender offers a chance for businesses to contribute to providing essential mental health services in the region. ## 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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. Please note, this PIN relates to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner(s) and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the "Light Touch Regime"). The Commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced byway of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change. Additional information: 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 | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017274-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Aug 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | 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 | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 19 Jun 2023 at 07:54 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017274-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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