The Sanctuary, East Sussex — Mental Health Crisis Accommodation Service NHS/SOEPS/20.661 CAN

Concepts

• health services
• east sussex
• lewes
• provision of a mental health crisis accommodation
• borderline personality disorder guesting service
• mental health services
• nhs east sussex clinical commissioning group
• anticipated value of the service
• east sussex public health department
• mental health

Location

Within the boundary of NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group

Description

The Commissioner is seeking bids from healthcare providers for provision of a mental health crisis accommodation and emotionally unstable/borderline personality disorder guesting service to be situated in East Sussex, delivered under the standard NHS Contract. The anticipated value of the Service is a maximum of GBP 408 000 per annum and the contract duration will be 3 years from 1 April 2021, plus an option (option of the Commissioner) to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.

Total Quantity or Scope

Invitation to Tender (ITT) Mental health services The sanctuary, East Sussex Provision of a mental health crisis accommodation and emotionally unstable/borderline personality disorder guesting service (Reference: NHS/SOEPS/20.661 ITT) NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group The commissioner is seeking bids from healthcare providers for provision of a mental health crisis accommodation and emotionally unstable/borderline personality disorder guesting service to be situated in East Sussex, delivered under the standard NHS Contract. The anticipated value of the service is a maximum of GBP 408 000 per annum and the contract duration will be 3 years from 1 April 2021, plus an option (option of the Commissioner) to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months. One in four people in the UK will suffer a mental health problem in the course of a year. The cost of mental health problems to the economy in England have recently been estimated at GBP 105 billion, and treatment costs are expected to double in the next 20 years. Mental health is high on the national agenda and policy is clear in respect of the long-term ambitions for the transformation of mental health care. East Sussex Public Health Department completed a needs assessment around emotionally unstable/borderline personality disorder in East Sussex in December 2013. The needs assessment found that there are an estimated 1 900 people with EU/BPD in East Sussex. Developing this type of service has been identified as a key priority for mental health commissioning by clinical leads for NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group. The aims and objectives of the service are: Aims: • improved and sustainable outcomes for clients; • individual resilience development; • reduction in inpatient admissions. Objectives: • a suitable, non-medical alternative to hospital admission for identified people experiencing a mental health crisis; • short stay crisis/respite provision for individuals diagnosed with an emotionally unstable/borderline personality disorder; • emotional and practical support to enable residents to manage and resolve their own periods of crisis including utilising support structures and facilities available in the community. The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home All correspondence will be dealt with solely through this website and correspondence received by other means will not be responded to. This procurement is being advertised on the following websites: http://ted.europa.eu http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning http://www.eastsussexccg.nhs.uk The services to which this tender relates fall within Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Part H of the Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive (also known as ‘light touch regime’). Neither the publication of the above advertisements, the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage nor the use of the term ’Selection Questionnaire’ nor any other indication (including any statement in this ITT) shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes and the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations. Please complete your bid response and return via our eTendering Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home Reference: The sanctuary, East Sussex — Mental Health Crisis Accommodation Service NHS/SOEPS/20.661 ITT The deadline for submitting bid responses is Tuesday 13 October 2020 at 5 p.m. The Commissioners look forward to receiving your bid response.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

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Other Information

The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home. All correspondence will be dealt with solely through this website and correspondence received by other means will not be responded to. The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home All correspondence will be dealt with solely through this website and correspondence received by other means will not be responded to. This procurement is being advertised on the following websites: http://ted.europa.eu http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning http://www.eastsussexccg.nhs.uk Instructions to access the portal 1) browse to the SoEPS Commissioning Support portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning 2) click the ‘Register’ link on the left-hand side of the page; 3) enter your correct business and user details. 4) note the email address and password chosen and click ‘Register My Company’ when complete; 5) login to the portal with the username/password; 6) you will be prompted to change your password on first login; 7) hover your mouse over the ‘Tenders’ button on the main toolbar and choose the relevant option: — ‘My Tenders’ shows a list of the opportunities in which you have already expressed an interest or to which you have been invited; — ‘Awarded’ shows a list of tenders awarded on the system (where these are were open to all); — ’Current’ shows a list of all the advertised opportunities on the system (i.e. open to all) in which you are able to express an interest; — ‘Forthcoming’ shows a list of pipeline projects (including those in which providers can still express an interest – i.e. deadlines not yet reached); 8) click on the ‘View Details’ button for relevant opportunity to access the content, clicking ‘Express an Interest’ where required to do so; 9) click the relevant procurement as required then click the ‘Opt-In’ at the bottom of the page to start building your submission to the procurement stage. This will move the project over to your ‘My Tenders’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only); 10) note the deadline for completion and follow the on screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT, accessing any attached documents as required; 11) any questions on specific opportunities should be directed through the portal messaging facility. If you have any questions on the above or general questions around tendering with NHS South of England Procurement Services Commissioning Support please contact: commissioning.tenders@soeprocurement.nhs.uk