Published date: 11 December 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£116,178,097

Procurement reference

PRJ2053

Published date

11 December 2024

Closing date

11 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: PSR Competitive Process

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS England (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of an integrated London Liaison and Diversion Service (L&D) and London Mental Health Treatment Service (MHTR) for Men only.
L&D and MHTR services are commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division.

The Services

Liaison and Diversion Service
The provider will identify individuals with mental health, neurodiverse needs, substance misuse or other psychosocial vulnerabilities, when they come into contact with the youth and criminal justice systems. The service aims to:
• Improve overall health outcomes by providing better access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable people
• Reduce reoffending by addressing the underlying factors contributing to offending behaviour.
The provider will deliver the L&D service in all London custody suites, Magistrates' Courts, Crown Courts and will include a dedicated Community Team of community link workers and peer support workers. It will also deliver a service for individuals who are dealt with by Voluntary Attendance/Interview who have vulnerabilities. It will share appropriate information with Criminal Justice System partners (police, Judiciary, Crown Prosecution Service, Probation etc) as well as supporting individuals into appropriate health and other services.

Mental Health Treatment Requirements for Men only
The provider will deliver in London MHTR treatment service for men only where the Courts deem it would be appropriate to include a MHTR as part of a Community Sentence. The service would screen men who had been referred by either Probation, Defence or Liaison and Diversion who are potentially suitable for a MHTR. If the individual agrees, this will be shared with Probation who will include the recommendation into the Pre Sentence Report for the Judiciary for them to consider whether a MHTR could be part of any sentencing options. Where a man is given a MHTR as part of a community order the provider would deliver a number of sessions over a specified period, determined by the court and provide psychological treatment/interventions, to address the underlying mental health issues which may be contributing towards the underlying offending issues. The Service will work directly with probation around support which will increase compliance, as well as proactively support the man to comply with the MHTR, and therefore reduce breaches. This service would be available to any man appearing in any of the Magistrates' Courts or Crown Courts in London.

PLEASE SEE THE 'ATTACHMENTS' SECTION FOR THE FULL ADVERT.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Liaison and Diversion Service - Market Engagement Event

  • Early engagement
  • Published 3 September 2024

Attachments

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Additional text

The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Khadijah Yasmin

Address

4th Floor, Unex Tower
5 Station Road
LONDON
E15 1DA
England

Email

Khadijah.yasmin@nhs.net