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UK7

Evaluation of Alternatives to Admission

  • First published: 08 October 2025
  • Last modified: 08 October 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa38
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
08 October 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK7
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional medical body responsible for supporting psychiatrists throughout their careers. They also help providers, users and commissioners of mental health services to assess and improve the care they provide through the College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI). They work to secure the best outcomes for people with mental illness, learning difficulties and developmental disorders by promoting excellent mental health services, training outstanding psychiatrists, promoting quality and research, setting standards and being the voice of psychiatry.The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the only existing professional body in the United Kingdom and have been working in collaboration with NHS Joint Commissioning Committee (and previously National Collaborative Commissioning Unit) on the Dyfodol Programme on behalf of Welsh Government. The programme supports the enhancement of secondary care mental health services and delivery of optimal care for people in Wales with serious and enduring mental illness. The programme provides Health Boards with Spotlight Reports to enable them to design and deliver effective and efficient services, whilst reducing inequities and variation. It also enables the Welsh Government and national partners to acquire valuable insights to plan and commission effectively.This contract is to provide an evaluation of the Alternatives to Admission 2 year pilot project by the end of 2025/26; outlining the challenges, successes and lessons learned about new models of support, care and treatment for young people, and derive a set of principles and considerations to inform their future development.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

C144/2025/2025 D086/2025/2026

Procurement description

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional medical body responsible for supporting psychiatrists throughout their careers. They also help providers, users and commissioners of mental health services to assess and improve the care they provide through the College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI). They work to secure the best outcomes for people with mental illness, learning difficulties and developmental disorders by promoting excellent mental health services, training outstanding psychiatrists, promoting quality and research, setting standards and being the voice of psychiatry.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the only existing professional body in the United Kingdom and have been working in collaboration with NHS Joint Commissioning Committee (and previously National Collaborative Commissioning Unit) on the Dyfodol Programme on behalf of Welsh Government. The programme supports the enhancement of secondary care mental health services and delivery of optimal care for people in Wales with serious and enduring mental illness. The programme provides Health Boards with Spotlight Reports to enable them to design and deliver effective and efficient services, whilst reducing inequities and variation. It also enables the Welsh Government and national partners to acquire valuable insights to plan and commission effectively.

This contract is to provide an evaluation of the Alternatives to Admission 2 year pilot project by the end of 2025/26; outlining the challenges, successes and lessons learned about new models of support, care and treatment for young people, and derive a set of principles and considerations to inform their future development.

Contracting authority

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF10 3NQ

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://gov.wales

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Email: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Supplier

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Royal College of Psychiatrists 21 Prescot Street

Town/City: London

Postcode: E1 8BB

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNYR-7511-BDRN

Email: Sonia.walter@rcpsych.ac.uk

Type:

  • Large

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Contract

Evaluation of Alternatives to Admission

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Below threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

03 October 2025, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

06 October 2025, 00:00AM to 05 April 2026, 23:59PM

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73220000 Development consultancy services Research and development consultancy services
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services Research and Development

Delivery locations

ID Description
1000 WALES

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