Health and social work services

Tender description

NHS England — South request expressions of interest from providers able to provide inpatient mental health services for children aged 12 years and under, in the South of England. A document containing further information has been uploaded to In-Tend. The aim of the service is to deliver family centred specialist inpatient, day patient and outpatient/outreach mental health care and treatment to children aged 12 and under (and their families) who are suffering from severe and /or complex mental health conditions that cannot be adequately treated by community based services. NHS England — South request expressions of interest from providers able to provide inpatient mental health services for children aged 12 years and under, in the South of England. Please see the attached document for further information. The aim of the service is to deliver family centred specialist inpatient, day patient and outpatient/outreach mental health care and treatment to children aged 12 and under (and their families) who are suffering from severe and /or complex mental health conditions that cannot be adequately treated by community based services. The service will provide safe and effective care across the different stages of the following care pathway: — Referral, — Assessment, — Admission, — Treatment/ Care Programme Approach (CPA) process, — Discharge planning and discharge, — Transition to appropriate after care (usually Tier3 CAMHS services). There are currently no services in the South for children under the age of 13 requiring specialist mental health inpatient services; children aged 12 years of age and under are admitted out of region or to a Child and Adolescent bed. NHS England South’s commissioning intention is to commission 12 Children’s Services beds for the South region. At present there is no one location identified, or decision as to whether this would be best served by two smaller units or one 12 bedded unit. Partnership approaches are encouraged, whereby paediatric and mental health services work together to achieve an appropriate clinical model that achieves the best outcomes for the children admitted. Market engagement will help to inform the contracting strategy, but at present the contract value is estimated to be between 2 500 000 GBP and 3 000 000 GBP per annum, and the contract term is anticipated to be 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Potential providers will then be invited to meet with commissioners to discuss the contracting strategy. This is provisionally scheduled for 27.9.2018, but further information will be provided to those expressing an interest, following the closure of this notice. This PIN as a call for competition is initially published as a notice for expressions of interest. The Commissioner may then choose to proceed directly to a procurement process with parties who have responded to the notice and there shall be no further notice published. Any competitive process will be based on the Open procedure, subject to the qualification in this notice. This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioner Publication of this notice does not commit NHS England to a future procurement. NHS England will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.