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title: "Distress Brief Intervention Service"
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# Distress Brief Intervention Service

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000624725

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## Summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking proposals for the "Distress Brief Intervention Service," aimed at providing an effective response to individuals experiencing distress in the regions of North, South, and East Ayrshire. This procurement is currently at the active stage, with bids due by 31 July 2020. The contract, valued at £500,000, falls under the services category and employs an open procurement method. The service is expected to facilitate improved community connections and manage distress intervention sustainably.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with expertise in mental health and community support services, particularly those able to provide compassionate, community-based outreach. Organisations with a proven record in delivering similar intervention services, and that can demonstrate relevant qualifications and insurance capacities, will be well-suited to compete for this contract. This is an ideal opportunity for both SMEs and larger entities engaged in social care and public health improvement initiatives.

## Notice

The DBI Service will provide a swift, compassionate and effective response and support to people experiencing distress, and reduce the number of repeat attenders to emergency services, including Police , GP's First Responder Services and NHS A&A Accident and Emergency Departments, while equipping people with the skills and support to manage their own health and to prevent/minimise future episodes of distress.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Ayrshire requires to commission a Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Service for individuals 16 years and over who are ordinarily resident in East, North or South Ayrshire. The DBI approach emerged from the Scottish Government's work on the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Strategies and has initially being piloted nationally in four sites across Scotland operating a level 1 and level 2 service. Ayrshire has become an associate in the expansion of a National DBI Associate Programme and has committed to embedding the principles of DBI within our services. The Ayrshires are proposing to commission a third sector provider with experience in developing and implementing the DBI approach and service to deliver a level 2 support service across Ayrshire. The DBI programme is expected to contribute to improved integrated working, improved staff experience and local service improvement. The level 2 service will be delivered by commissioned and trained third sector staff who contact individual's within 24-hours of referral and provide compassionate community-based problem-solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days, connecting people to the supports that help them over time. The Service will deliver compassionate community based problem solving support, wellness and Distress Management Planning (DMAP), supported connections and signposting. The service will deliver an initial holistic need led and problem focussed assessment for each individual supported, including assessment of risk. Planning will identify assets and include how to identify and avoid triggers in the future and how to use problem solving techniques. Distress Brief Interventions planning will be delivered through empathetic, understanding and supportive problem-solving contact with a person in distress, provided by a Level 2 DBI Practitioner, with a maximum contact length with each Service User of 14 consecutive days. However, this maximum period may be extended on a person-centred needs basis in the best interest of outcomes. The service will deliver appropriate referrals and access to core community services, e.g. CPN, psychological services, addiction services, social work, housing, other third sector and community supports; and undertake and support partnership working between third sector and other statutory frontline and emergency services. Information and supported signposting to specialist services and other community resources is provided to individuals appropriate to their needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY447330 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £496,328 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Kilmarnock East and Hurlford |
| Westminster constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, TLM94 South Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PENUMBRA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 3 May 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY447330
- 2 Jul 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389535

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389535
  Distress Brief Intervention Service - The DBI Service will provide a swift, compassionate and effective response and support to people experiencing distress, and reduce the number of repeat attenders to emergency services, including Police , GP's First Responder Services and NHS A&A Accident and Emergency Departments, while equipping people with the skills and support to manage their own health and to prevent/minimise future episodes of distress.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY447330
  Distress Brief Intervention Service - The DBI Service will provide a swift, compassionate and effective response and support to people experiencing distress, and reduce the number of repeat attenders to emergency services, including Police , GP's First Responder Services and NHS A&A Accident and Emergency Departments, while equipping people with the skills and support to manage their own health and to prevent/minimise future episodes of distress.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000624725
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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