Published date: 1 September 2023

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Opportunity (published 1 September 2023, last edited 4 September 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£22,000,000 to £22,233,380

Procurement reference

TSNHS001-DN687768-58570629

Published date

1 September 2023

Closing date

2 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) ("the Head Provider") has been commissioned by Somerset ICS and Somerset County Council (SCC) ("the Commissioners") to deliver community based support for mental health services. As the Head Provider, Somerset Foundation Trust will sub-contract to the successful Provider/Alliance of Providers for the provision of these services.

As the second most rural county in England, Somerset has a rapidly ageing population, instances of digital poverty, poor public transport and road infrastructure and which means travel times across the county are often longer than in other areas. Within Somerset we know we need to further strengthen a transformational approach to improving mental health due to:
• Continue to deliver the successful Open Mental Health model; across community and urgent offers and into communities;
• Need for greater engagement with the people and their carers who access services;
• Increased demand and complexity of those with mental health needs with demand outstripping capacity;
• The continuing need to support our non-elective and emergency acute colleagues.

About the buyer

Contact name

Carrie-Anne Hiscock

Address

Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
TA1 5DA
England

Email

Carrie-Anne.Hiscock@SomersetFT.nhs.uk

Website

http://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/