Published date: 19 October 2020

This notice was replaced on 21 December 2020

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

Opportunity (published 21 December 2020)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South East

Procurement reference

WA11035

Published date

19 October 2020

Closing date

6 November 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Berkshire West CCG is looking to expand services in Reading for people experiencing a mental health crisis. With services expected to start in Summer 2021 from provider premises in Reading the CCG is considering awarding a 3 year, plus 1 year optional extension, contract worth circa.£160K per annum.

The CCG is considering this provision in order to improve access and reduce the number of people in mental health crisis attending the A&E department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Additional benefits are likely to be reduced use of Police resources to support people in crisis and the improvement of mental health services as detailed in the NHS Long Term Plan (December 2018).

The main aim of this service is to offer a safe space for those in mental health crisis to alleviate emotional and psychological distress in a community setting.

• To provide an alternative provision to attending A&E for anyone experiencing or at risk of escalating to a mental health crisis including people with learning disabilities
• Offer a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment whilst promoting independence, opportunity, and recovery for all adult mental health service users in the community.
• Promote & empower service users by giving them the opportunity to identify their own needs; making their own choices about what will help them; develop their own coping strategies and tools, recognise their own strengths and talents; encourage hope and to work towards improving their own emotional wellbeing.
• To create an integrated preventative and crisis management provision by developing partnerships with service users, carers, statutory and non-statutory organisations
• Provide a comfortable 'homely' environment that is safe for service users, carers, and staff (people).
• Encourage service users to access, create, and promote their own social networks.
• Promote and support inclusion of vulnerable groups identified within Berkshire - BAME communities, & young males, LGBTQ, gender-based violence, and the wider student population.

The attached draft specification provides further details of the service envisaged.

The CCG is keen to hear from organisations who may be interested in providing this service and would ask that the attached fact-finding questionnaire is completed and returned to akilham@nhs.net by Noon 6th November 2020. Following a review of responses, it is currently envisaged that a Market Engagement event will be held virtually in mid-November for interested parties.

This is a market engagement exercise. The CCG does not commit that a procurement will follow. Engagement at this stage will not provide an advantage for any subsequent procurement but does give organisations an opportunity to shape the requirement and any subsequent procurement.

This procurement is being carried out by the South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

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This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit Berkshire West CCG or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.

Commissioners are looking to establish what interest there might be in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable and competent organisations. Any values and timescales stated within the notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.

Berkshire West CCG will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the commissioners may consider in due course.

Please complete and return the attached information gathering questionnaire, sending it by email to akilham@nhs.net by Noon on 6th November 2020. Following review of responses it is currently envisaged that a Market Engagement event will be held virtually in mid-November for interested parties.

If there are any questions please address them to akilham@nhs.net

About the buyer

Contact name

Alan Kilham

Address

South Plaza,Marlborough Street
BRISTOL
BS13NX
England

Telephone

07827233110

Email

akilham@nhs.net

Website

https://www.berkshirewestccg.nhs.uk/