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Published 29 Apr 2024

NHS South Yorkshire ICB -Safe Space (Learning Disability / Autism) Service

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Yorkshire and the Humber

Key facts

Closing date
31 May 2024
Contract starts
01 Sep 2024
Contract ends
31 Aug 2026
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Buyer type
Health

Description

The Service will offer crisis intervention accommodation and support within the Crisis Support Pathway for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. It supports admission avoidance by providing up to 12 weeks of supervision and support in a self-contained, risk-reduced environment for those not requiring acute hospital admission.

The available budget is £775,000 per annum. This figure includes all aspects of the service to be delivered, any bidder including caveats to this service may be considered as submitting a non-compliant bid.

The Contract will be for a term of two years with the opportunity to extend for one year and a further one year subject to mutual agreement between the successful Bidder and the Authority. The maximum term of Contract is consequently 4 years.

The Service aims to: • provide a 24/7 safe space for a maximum of three Service Users facing mental, emotional, or behavioural crises, where enhanced community support hasn't been effective working in a trauma informed way; • offer enhanced support to stabilise and de-escalate the crisis and reassess needs rapidly; • help individuals find sustainable solutions to avoid mental health detainment and hospital admission; • promote independence, self-care, and social routines in the community (e.g., education, employment, leisure); • facilitate ongoing support from family/Carers and community health providers during their stay; and • support a return to home within a short period.

Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: [email protected]

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