Transitions Service for NHS West, Mid and South and North East Essex CCGs

The aim of this Transition Service is to provide young people moving from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), with a mental health support provision to other services (including primary care) to meet the needs of young service users before they may qualify for Adult Mental Health support provisions.

As per the Service Specification, this Transitions Service has been given its name based on the transition from Children and Adolescence to Adults Mental Health and Support provisions.

The point of transition from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) is recognised as a point of potential upheaval for young people who may find it difficult to navigate new service settings, or to manage their mental health following discharge from CAMHS, especially as the availability and offer of support can change dramatically from CAMHS to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) or voluntary sector services.

The transition out of CAMHS must be supported by a robust and coordinated multi-agency approach to transition planning. This process is further strengthened by early and effective planning, which may start as young as 15 or as late as 25 and putting the young person at the centre of the process to help them prepare. The process, in many ways a preparation for adulthood, will need to support young people to be as independent as possible. Despite this, services often remain poorly coordinated, and it is vulnerable service users and their families who are left to suffer.

The maximum annual budget is £396,089. The service commencement date is 1st October 2022 for a term of 3 years plus the option to extend for a further 24 months. The value within this Notice is a maximum limit which is inclusive of all options. £1,980,445.00

Additional information: The Contracting Authorities participating in the publication of this Contract Award Notice are:

NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (Coordinating Commissioner on behalf of the Contracting Authorities) Building 4 Spencer Close, The Plain, Epping CM16 6TN https://westessexccg.nhs.uk

NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group Wren House, Colchester Road, Chelmsford, CM2 5PF https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk

NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Rd, Basildon SS14 3HG https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk

NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group 6th Floor, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue Southend-on-Sea SS1 9SB https://southendccg.nhs.uk/

NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group Pearl House, 12 Castle Road Rayleigh SS6 7QF https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk/

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group Severalls Business Park, Aspen House, Stephenson Rd, Colchester CO4 9QR https://www.neessexccg.nhs.uk

Please note, as of the 1st July 2022, the seven aforementioned CCG's will transition into three separate Integrated Care Boards (ICB's) namely; NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, NHS Mid and South Essex ICB and NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, which will be named as the Contracting Authorities in any future Contract Award Notices associated with this procurement.

The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.