West Sussex - Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service NHS/SOEPS/21.818 ITT

Concepts

• health services
• west sussex
• supported accommodation service
• worthing
• mental health supported accommodation service
• mental health supported housing service
• accommodation service nhs
• west sussex - mental health
• provision of a mental health
• mental health supported accommodation service nhs

Location

West Sussex

Description

Invitation to Tender (ITT) NHS/SOEPS/21.818 ITT West Sussex - Mental Health Provision of a Supported Accommodation Service (Reference: NHS/SOEPS/21.818 ITT) The Commissioner is seeking bids from suitably qualified Providers for provision of a Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service in West Sussex. The contract will commence on 1st April 2023 for 3 years, with an optional extension period (option of the commissioner) of up to a further 24 months. The anticipated value of this service is a maximum of £850,000.00 per annum, approximately £4,250,000.00 for the full potential 5 year term. The aim of the Mental Health Supported Housing Service is to provide an accommodation-based service in the community that provides short term stays for people as an alternative to hospital care. Service Users may be at risk of admission or be being discharged from hospital. The Service will provide a supportive environment to prevent an escalation of mental health Crisis including self-harm, suicidal ideation or distress, and subsequent hospital admissions or readmission, through the provision of 24-hour mental health support and short-term accommodation.

Total Quantity or Scope

Invitation to Tender (ITT) NHS/SOEPS/21.818 ITT West Sussex - Mental Health Provision of a Supported Accommodation Service (Reference: NHS/SOEPS/21.818 ITT) The Commissioner is seeking bids from suitably qualified Providers for provision of a Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service in West Sussex. The contract will commence on 1st April 2023 for 3 years, with an optional extension period (option of the commissioner) of up to a further 24 months. The anticipated value of this service is a maximum of £850,000.00 per annum, approximately £4,250,000.00 for the full potential 5 year term. The aim of the Mental Health Supported Housing Service is to provide an accommodation-based service in the community that provides short term stays for people as an alternative to hospital care. Service Users may be at risk of admission or be being discharged from hospital. The Service will provide a supportive environment to prevent an escalation of mental health Crisis including self-harm, suicidal ideation or distress, and subsequent hospital admissions or readmission, through the provision of 24-hour mental health support and short-term accommodation. The overarching aims of the Service are to: • Provide early and intensive support to prevent further deterioration for those experiencing a mental health crisis • Support people to regain stability in a safe and comfortable environment • Create a co-produced, personalised plan for each person using the service involving relevant community services and resources that mitigates the immediate circumstances that led to a mental health crisis and/or hospital admission • Increase the capacity and diversity of services in the local crisis and hospital discharge pathways • Increase the range of community-based crisis alternatives to traditional crisis teams, A&E, and in-patient care, within the Integrated crisis pathway • Reduce local inequality in access to crisis and community mental health care • Form part of a pathway that most efficiently meets people's needs in the community, with people only utilising hospital care when absolutely necessary and for as little time as is possible • Facilitate a Discharge to Assess approach for Service Users who are medically fit to leave hospital with ongoing social care and/or housing assessment being completed in the Service as opposed to the hospital • Enable health, social care, and housing assessments to take place within an appropriate community environment as opposed to inpatient care • Ensure that Service Users only use psychiatric hospitals when there is an established clinical treatment need that can only be met within an inpatient environment The Service Provider will provide a short term, non-medical and caring space for people to prevent (re)escalation of mental health crises including self-harm, suicidal ideation or distress and potential reliance on urgent care including hospital admission. The Service will prevent admissions to, and facilitate discharges from, mental health hospitals. 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: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk Please complete your bid response and return via our eTendering Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home Reference: West Sussex Mental Health Supported Accommodation Service NHS/SOEPS/21.818 ITT The deadline for submission of bid responses is Tuesday 1st November 2022 at 5pm.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Other Information

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