Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bristol, North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
BRISTOL
BS1 6AG
Contact
Donna Harrington
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
NHS Organisation Data Service
QUY
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Men's Crisis House in Bristol
Reference number
WA14442 / C207992
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board ("BNSSG") and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust ("AWP") under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, sought to commission a 7 year contract with option to extend for a further 2 years, to deliver and evaluate an 8-10 bedded non-clinical crisis house for men and trans men aged 18+ who would otherwise require an acute stay. This included both men avoiding an admission and men who may need a stay as part of a step down from an inpatient stay.
This service forms part of the BNSSG crisis pathway and will be delivered by the successful provider in close partnership with AWP crisis and community teams.
Commissioners sought an organisation that can demonstrate:
• An ability to work with people experiencing significant emotional distress and a period of crisis in their mental health, including those who may feel suicidal
• The ability to work collaboratively with clinical services and other system partners to support flow through the BNSSG acute and crisis pathway.
• A commitment to co-production and embedding lived experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of services;
• A commitment to delivering inclusive services which meet the needs of our diverse population in BNSSG, actively working to address inequalities and improve outcomes (including improved qualitative/quantitative data capture and analysis);
The contract term is 7 years plus an optional extension of up to 2 years.
The contract value will be £520,000 per annum with an additional £100,000 in year one for set up costs making the total value or £4.78 million over the full 9 year period.
This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £4,780,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board ("BNSSG") and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust ("AWP") have awarded a contract to Rethink Mental Illness under the Public Contract Regulation 2015, for a Men's Crisis House to deliver and evaluate an 8-10 bedded non-clinical crisis house for men and trans men aged 18+ who would otherwise require and acute stay, and includes both men avoiding an admission and men who may need a stay as part of a step down from an inpatient stay.
This service forms part of the BNSSG crisis pathway. The service will be delivered by the successful provider but will require close partnership with AWP crisis and community teams.
The aims of the service are:
• To support people experiencing crisis to avoid admission to an inpatient bed
• To support people waiting for onward accommodation to step down from inpatient care as soon as possible, providing the benefits of a less restrictive environment and enabling people to maintain their social networks and activities of daily living skills
• To support the BNSSG system to maintain flow through the acute pathway maximising acute bed capacity and helping to keep people who do need acute beds within BNSSG
The contract term is 7 years plus an optional extension of up to 2 years.
The contract value will be £520,000 per annum. An additional £100,000k will be available in year one only for set up costs making the total value or £4.78 million over the full 9 year period.
This process has been managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
two.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-026799
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rethink Mental Illness
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1227970
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,780,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).