Crisis House

Concepts

• health and social work
• maidstone
• mental health crisis
• crisis house provision
• crisis house
• short-term residential mental health crisis interventions
• crisis houses
• crisis
• house
• houses

Location

Maidstone

Description

A Crisis House is a service that offers short-term residential mental health crisis interventions and support for a duration of up to 7 days, for individuals who are experiencing mental health crisis. Analysis of local NHS Mental Health inpatient admissions evidences a cohort of inpatients whose needs could be met in a Crisis House as an alternative to inpatient admission which will offer significant benefits to service users. Crisis Houses can prevent possible hospital admission and ensure only those who are acutely unwell or at very high risk of suicide are admitted to hospital. Crisis Houses are embedded within a number of ICSs, with a number of positive outcomes including high service user satisfaction and decreased reliance upon acute inpatient admission. Underpinning the philosophy of Crisis House provision is social inclusion and linking with the wider VCSE service provision.

Total Quantity or Scope

To mitigate for Winter Pressures and following a three-quote tender, Hestia were awarded a 1-year contract for delivery of a 5 bed Crisis House which opened in April 2024. NHS Kent & Medway intend to award a new 1 year contract to Hestia under Direct Award Process C. The new contract will commence 1st April 2025 and will terminate 31 March 2026..

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 16th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 16th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations from providers should be sent to kmicb.contracts@nhs.net Award decision makers: ICB Executive Management Team Conflicts of Interest identified: Please refer to Register of Interests The ICB has considered the Key Criteria in conducting its assessment of the incumbent provider. The weightings for the Key Criteria were as follows: Quality & Innovation 40% Value 20% Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 15% Improving access, reducing health inequalities & facilitating choice 15% Social Value 10% The ICB has considered the importance of the relevant criteria and has decided on the weightings above. The incumbent provider has been assessed against these criteria and it has been determined that the provider is satisfying the requirements of the existing contract, and likely to satisfy the requirements of the new contract.