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R/WP – 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven) Oxfordshire
Published 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026
Closed 19 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
85323000 *
Community health services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, South East
- Value
- £5,600,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2032
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4XN, United Kingdom · UKJ14
Contact
Susannah Smith
Award Criteria
- Quality and Innovation (70%)
- Cost of Services (20%)
- Social Value (10%)
- To express interest and participate in the tender, please re... · Bidding Documents
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Reference: C468162
1.1 National/local context and evidence base
This service specification sets out the principles and values by which the Oxfordshire Non-Clinical Crisis Alternative will meet the ambitions from NHS England (NHSE) and the NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health.
As part of the Urgent Care Pathway, it will meet the ambitions of NHS England as articulated in Fit for the Future: The 10-Year Health Plan for England and the NHS Medium Term Planning Framework 2026/27 to 2028/29. These strategic documents establish the expectation of neighbourhood health services operating as alternatives to hospital centred crisis response and integration across health and social care.
In the context of this specification, a mental health crisis is when someone is experiencing a period of acute psychological distress, or an acute mental health problem which may or may not have been given a formal diagnosis. The crisis may be a sudden deterioration of an existi
Full CPV breakdown
- 85323000 — Community health services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Optional 3 year extension
- Submission method
- To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- Enquiries close
- 28 Sep 2026
- Award decision expected
- 14 Dec 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026 12:21
- Deadline
- 19 Oct 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d402
- Notice ID
- C468162
Full notice record
64 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Address › Street | Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road, Littlemore |
| Address › Town / city | Oxford |
| Address › Postcode | OX4 4XN |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ14 |
| Contact › Name | Susannah Smith |
| Contact › Email | susannah.smith@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust |
Tender
| Title | R/WP – 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven) Oxfordshire |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Community health services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,720,000 |
| Value › Value | £5,600,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | Not allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 14 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,720,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £5,600,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality and Innovation |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Experience and Innovation in delivery of services |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Cost of Services |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Cost of front line staff, cost of back office staff and management, contribution to SGA |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Delivery of social value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2035 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Optional 3 year extension |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087260-2026 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Amendment › Description | weblink update |