Published date: 8 August 2022

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: 16 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN623646-47387743

Published date

8 August 2022

Closing date

16 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 December 2022

Contract end date

5 October 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This contract is to provide Intensive Assessment Beds service for Adults from North East and West Essex. It is a short stay 24/7 service (maximum 6 weeks) with on-site MDT.

The requirement is for six Intensive enablement beds located in North-East Essex, which will accept referrals from individuals who have connection with either North-East or West Essex. The six-bed provision located in the North-East Essex area will cover both areas.
The primary purpose of this service is to provide a safe, community-based setting for assessments to be undertaken for people ready for discharge from hospital settings, including Personality Disorder and rehabilitation units. Referrals may also be made from the community for people who do not need an inpatient-based assessments and or/treatment.

IAB services will be CQC registered and deliver regulated personal care tasks alongside mental health support where needed.

The service will provide an opportunity to ensure individuals are appropriately assessed to receive the right support, at the right time and in the right place and receive the right resources to meet their identified assessed needs once discharged from the scheme Comprehensive Care Act and community-based assessments undertaken within the IAB schemes are a key element of the new model for recovery in Mental Health Accommodation and this will be a new service within ECC.

This tender is open to all interested bidders with a submission deadline of 12pm on 16th September 2022.

About the buyer

Contact name

Celine Couston

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Telephone

+44 333

Email

Celine.Couston@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/