Published date: 1 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 14 January 2021

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

Awarded contract (published 14 January 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£2,040,000

Procurement reference

NHS/SOEPS/20.661 (ITT)

Published date

1 September 2020

Closing date

13 October 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Mental Health Services
The Sanctuary, East Sussex
Provision of a Mental Health Crisis Accommodation and Emotionally Unstable/Borderline Personality Disorder Guesting Service (Reference: NHS/SOEPS/20.661 ITT)

NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group

The Commissioner is seeking bids from Healthcare Providers for provision of a Mental Health Crisis Accommodation and Emotionally Unstable/Borderline Personality Disorder Guesting Service to be situated in East Sussex, delivered under the standard NHS Contract.

The anticipated value of the Service is a maximum of £408,000 per annum and the contract duration will be three years from 1st April 2021, plus an option (option of the Commissioner) to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.

One in four people in the UK will suffer a mental health problem in the course of a year. The cost of mental health problems to the economy in England have recently been estimated at £105 billion, and treatment costs are expected to double in the next 20 years. Mental health is high on the national agenda and policy is clear in respect of the long-term ambitions for the transformation of mental health care.

The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home

All correspondence will be dealt with solely through this website and correspondence received by other means will not be responded to.This procurement is being advertised on the following websites:

http://ted.europa.eu
http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
http://www.eastsussexccg.nhs.uk

The Services to which this tender relates fall within Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Part H of the Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive (also known as "light touch regime"). Neither the publication of the above advertisements, the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage nor the use of the term "Selection Questionnaire" nor any other indication (including any statement in this ITT) shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes and the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations.

Please complete your bid response and return via our eTendering Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home
Reference: The Sanctuary, East Sussex - Mental Health Crisis Accommodation Service NHS/SOEPS/20.661 ITT

The deadline for submitting bid responses is Tuesday 13th October 2020 at 5pm.

The Commissioners look forward to receiving your bid response.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please register on the Intend e-tendering portal to access the documents and submit a return.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Rix - Senior Procurement Manager

Address

36-38 Friars Walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
England

Telephone

01273 403611

Email

sarah.rix@soeprocurement.nhs.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home