Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Sentinel House, 4-6 Nuffield Road
Poole
BH17 0RB
UK
Contact person: Procurement Dept
Telephone: +44 1202277277
E-mail: rebecca.moore28@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned 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
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Front Room and Recovery Bed Provision
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>It is intended that the tender opportunity will be advertised in FTS in due course
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
Dorset
II.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
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
25/03/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/02/2025