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title: "Mental Health Recovery Service for Adults with Complex Mental Health Needs"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040c5c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2024-05-09"
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# Mental Health Recovery Service for Adults with Complex Mental Health Needs

Buyer: EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040c5c

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## Summary

The East Lothian Council, acting on behalf of East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, has awarded a contract for a Mental Health Recovery Service for Adults with Complex Mental Health Needs. The service aims to provide graded support in accommodation in East Lothian for adults with disruptive symptoms, with continuous support available 24/7. The contract was awarded to the supplier Penumbra, with a value of £2,051,994, signed on 11th April 2024.

This tender for the Mental Health Recovery Service presents opportunities for experienced service providers in the social work and related services sector. Businesses that can offer tailored support to adults with complex mental health needs and promote meaningful community living skills stand to compete effectively. The procurement process involved the evaluation of both price and quality criteria, emphasising the importance of service delivery excellence and business resilience.

## 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 Mental Health Recovery Service in East Lothian for Adults with Complex Mental Health Needs whose symptoms are causing disruption to functional skills. The service is based on Grade 4 of the Wayfinder model providing graded support in accommodation (in a building provided by East Lothian Council) on a 24 hour basis 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The duration of the Service provision for individual Supported Persons is dependent on individual needs and achievement of personal outcomes. The service must be seen as a stepping stone to a longer term homely environment proportionate to need.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of Contract. The objectives of the service are: - To enable Supported Persons to return to a meaningful life within the least restrictive environment possible by developing and strengthening coping strategies and support networks, and achieving personal outcomes. - To prevent unnecessary hospital admission or involvement with statutory services. This will be achieved using: - Graded Support: Providing an environment which "fits" the Supported Persons' needs including consideration to physical environment, appropriate staffing levels, and ensuring flexibility in line with Supported Persons' needs. - Person Centred Choice: Increasing Supported Persons' opportunities to make choices and to continue to develop sustainable coping strategies by strengthening support networks and developing relationships. - Meaningful Days: To facilitate Supported Persons to establish community living skills by identifying meaningful routines, interests, activities and roles. The ELHSCP ambition across all our mental health services, regardless of the level of need, is that people are able to access the right help, at the right time, first time. 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/014880-2024 |
| 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 | 9 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | 6 Nov 2023 |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,051,994 |

## 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

- 9 May 2024 at 15:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014880-2024
- 18 Dec 2023 at 16:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037182-2023
- 16 Oct 2023 at 14:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030477-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000749589
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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