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title: "Mental Health Lead for High Impact User (HIU) Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eabc"
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buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-07"
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# Mental Health Lead for High Impact User (HIU) Service

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eabc

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## Summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is initiating a procurement process to appoint a Mental Health Lead for their High Impact User (HIU) Service, aimed at supporting frequent Emergency Department attenders at Addenbrooke’s, Hinchingbrooke, and Peterborough City Hospitals. This tender, categorised under miscellaneous services and services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies, is currently in the tender stage with a submission deadline of 21 March 2025. The contract, starting on 1 April 2025, is valued at £30,000 with a potential extension up to March 2027, if deemed necessary. The procurement method is an open competition with electronic submissions allowed through the E tendering portal.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses experienced in providing mental health support, particularly those registered with professional organisations like BACP or UKCP. Small enterprises or individual practitioners with a background in community-based settings and dealing with complex health and social needs would be well-suited for this contract. The procurement process, focusing on quality and price, offers a platform for businesses to demonstrate their expertise, potentially leading to further contract extensions and more substantial involvement with public health services.

## Notice

Cambridgeshire County Council are hosting a High Impact User (HIU) service, supporting individuals who are frequent attenders at Emergency Departments at Addenbrooke's, Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals. We are looking to procure Mental Health support in the form of a Mental Health Lead for the programme, through an individual or small team (maximum 4). The Mental Health Lead will be registered with a professional organisation such as BACP or UKCP, with significant experience working in in community-based settings or services, and/or with people who have complex health and social needs. They will use their expertise to support delivery of the High Impact Use programme, support the HIU Operational Team (Tier 1) to work effectively in a complex system. They will have local knowledge and or experience in HIU Service support. They must have current Professional Registration.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The authority retain the right to extend the contract by a further year. This would be a one off extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008423-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | £30,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE28 4YE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | The Stukeleys |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services
- 98900000 - Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2025 at 16:47 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008423-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008423-2025
  7th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a1cd3f12-bdf5-ef11-8136-005056b64545
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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