NHS South Yorkshire ICB -Safe Space (Learning Disability / Autism) Service

Concepts

• miscellaneous health services
• sheffield
• autism
• nhs
• safe
• icb
• learning
• disability
• disabilities
• yorkshire

Location

Sheffield

Description

The Service will offer crisis intervention accommodation and support within the Crisis Support Pathway for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. It supports admission avoidance by providing up to 12 weeks of supervision and support in a self-contained, risk-reduced environment for those not requiring acute hospital admission.The available budget is £775,000 per annum. This figure includes all aspects of the service to be delivered, any bidder including caveats to this service may be considered as submitting a non-compliant bid. The Contract will be for a term of two years with the opportunity to extend for one year and a further one year subject to mutual agreement between the successful Bidder and the Authority.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Service aims to:• provide a 24/7 safe space for a maximum of three Service Users facing mental, emotional, or behavioural crises, where enhanced community support hasn't been effective working in a trauma informed way;• offer enhanced support to stabilise and de-escalate the crisis and reassess needs rapidly;• help individuals find sustainable solutions to avoid mental health detainment and hospital admission;• promote independence, self-care, and social routines in the community (e.g., education, employment, leisure);• facilitate ongoing support from family/Carers and community health providers during their stay; and• support a return to home within a short period.

CPV Codes

• 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The maximum term of Contract is consequently 4 years.To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:Phone: 0800 9956035E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk