Published date: 17 July 2023

Last edited date: 20 July 2023

This notice was replaced on 17 July 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 17 July 2023, last edited 20 July 2023)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

RM13 8GQ

Procurement reference

CF-1726400D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

17 July 2023

Closing date

24 July 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

North East London NHS Foundation Trust require an engagement piece of work to be completed to support in defining what our service users define as a crisis and what support can be offered to assist.
At present, we would like to gather further information on the route to market and whether a framework mini competition or open procedure tender will be suitable based on the draft specification presented, and stipulation for VCSE providers listed in the questions below.
The goals of the engagement within our population and workforce are as followed:
• To understand how people define a mental health crisis (mental health crisis is usually self defined) - what does it mean to me?
• To understand what service characteristics people feel would be most beneficial when experiencing a mental health crisis and in preventing a near crisis.
• To address service development and planning considerations such as form, function and geographical position and social assets (with consideration of 15-minute neighbourhoods.). For example: is an alternative model of crisis support best offered in one geographical location, or as a hub and spoke model which facilitates reach and access into different parts of the communities? And at what times does it need to be available Suppliers are invited to submit information relative to the specification / responses to the questions posed below.
The purpose of this exercise is a request for information from the market with a view to entering a procurement process and award of a contract.
Suppliers should message through the Atamis portal for queries relating to this Request for Information.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NELFT - RFI - Crisis Engagement Consultancy

  • Early engagement
  • Published 17 July 2023, last edited 17 July 2023

Attachments

Additional text

To access this RFI and register, please access the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Contracts Reference: C192235

About the buyer

Contact name

Tiara Pizzey

Address

Marsh Way
Rainham
RM13 8GQ
GB

Telephone

03005551201

Email

Procurement@nelft.nhs.uk