Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Sentinel House, 4-6 Nuffield Road
Poole
BH17 0RB
Contact
Procurement Dept
Telephone
+44 1202277277
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Community Front Room and Recovery Bed Provision
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is to provide advanced notice that Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for the service provision of Community Front Rooms.
Dorset Healthcare is looking for qualified providers to submit tenders for the provision of five so-called “Community Front Rooms” (CFRs) across the county of Dorset. The CFRs have been running for approximately 5 years and provide a valuable local service in the provision of face-to-face ‘crisis’ out of hours mental health support, to adults 18+ in a self-defined mental health crisis. The model focusses on building community supports and assets, signposting and advice, with an ethos of lived experience and peer support as central. The CFRs ensure that rural populations have fair access to such support, with four of the CFRs to be situated in rural Dorset locations: Dorchester or Weymouth, North Dorset, Bridport, Purbeck/North Poole. This then complements what is available in more urban parts of the county. One of the five CFRs will also be provided to Bournemouth University Students.
The Services procured under this contract will fall under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and therefore subject to limited regulations, in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
It is intended that the tender opportunity will be advertised in FTS in due course
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Dorset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Dorset Healthcare will be looking for qualified providers to submit tenders for the provision of five five so-called “Community Front Rooms” (CFRs) across the county of Dorset. The CFRs have been running for approximately 5 years and provide a valuable local service in the provision of face-to-face ‘crisis’ out of hours mental health support, to adults 18+ in a self-defined mental health crisis. The model focusses on building community supports and assets, signposting and advice, with an ethos of lived experience and peer support as central. The CFRs ensure that rural populations have fair access to such support, with four of the CFRs to be situated in rural Dorset locations: Dorchester or Weymouth, North Dorset, Bridport, Purbeck/North Poole. This then complements what is available in more urban parts of the county. One of the five CFRs will also be provided to Bournemouth University Students
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
25 March 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No