Community Forensic Services

Tender description

This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission. It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental health service specification which defines community forensic delivery.<br/><br/>The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input. It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.<br/><br/>Key components of delivery are:<br/>- Multidisciplinary clinical assessment and interventions<br/>- Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission<br/>- Liaison with secure inpatient services and local criminal justice partners.<br/><br/>This is an intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) route under the Provider Selection Regime. Lot 1: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.<br/><br/>Providers who consider themselves suitable providers must make the authority aware. Providers must make award decision makers aware by midnight on 13th January 2026 via email to Catherine.Swaile@cpft.nhs.uk.