Coming up· published 28 May 2025
Brighton Recovery College
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Worthing, South East
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is planning Brighton Recovery College. It is a contract for other health and social care in Worthing.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 12:04
View notice
About this tender
In brief
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is planning Brighton Recovery College. It is a contract for other health and social care in Worthing. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £420,000.
Find a Tender published it on 28 May 2025. The notice number is 028087-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0527e4. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage for a procurement process related to the Brighton Recovery College. This initiative, classified in the health services industry, is aimed at addressing the mental health needs across Sussex, including Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex.
The procurement is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and plans to commence a one-year contract starting from 1st October 2025, ending in September 2026, with a possible extension. The procurement focuses on services under the Provider Selection Regime and applies a co-produced educational model to enhance mental health recovery, complementing clinical treatments.
This notice marks the initial stage in seeking the most suitable provider to deliver Recovery College services, with communication anticipated as of 28th May 2025. Those with expertise in organising community-centered educational initiatives or possessing a background in mental health service co-production would be ideally positioned to engage in this tender.
The contract, valued at £420,000, invites engagements from businesses capable of facilitating educational models that support well-being and the self-management of mental health challenges.
The notice in full
The Sussex Recovery College aims to meet the diverse mental health needs of the Sussex population, including Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex.
Recovery Colleges aim to be accessible to everyone in the community through a co-produced educational model. This approach serves as a preventative measure for individuals at greater risk of experiencing health inequalities and marginalisation.
Research indicates that Recovery Colleges can reduce community mental health contact hours, lower the number and duration of inpatient admissions, decrease crisis episodes, and lessen the associated impacts on individuals and their families (Bourne et al., 2018).
The Recovery College collaborates with service users, carers, and families to create and deliver educational programs that support well-being and the self-management of mental health. It focuses on recovery by emphasising strengths, progress, and potential. While the college follows an educational model rather than a clinical one, its programs can complement clinical treatment or therapies to enhance recovery and effectiveness.
The model is based on the principle of co-production, where subject matter experts - typically clinicians - work together with Peer Trainers, who are trained individuals with personal experience of using mental health services.
The contract is currently commissioned directly by Sussex Commissioners. It is agreed that the responsibility for ongoing commissioning is delegated to SPFT, with the intention that SPFT issue a contract to commence 1st October 2025.
The contract will be for one year, to the end of September 2026. It is intended that during the year, the Sussex Recovery College will be reviewed with the intention to procure a new solution commencing 1st October 2026.
The contract covered by this strategy is therefore for 12 months but will include the option to extend for a further period at the discretion of the contracting authority, to allow for any delays in the redesign/procurement process. Notice will be set at 3 months.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Planned
The Sussex Recovery College aims to meet the diverse mental health needs of the Sussex population, including Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex.
Recovery Colleges aim to be accessible to everyone in the community through a co-produced educational model. This approach serves as a preventative measure for individuals at greater risk of experiencing health inequalities and marginalisation.
Research indicates that Recovery Colleges can reduce community mental health contact hours, lower the number and duration of inpatient admissions, decrease crisis episodes, and lessen the associated impacts on individuals and their families (Bourne et al., 2018).
The Recovery College collaborates with service users, carers, and families to create and deliver educational programs that support well-being and the self-management of mental health. It focuses on recovery by emphasising strengths, progress, and potential. While the college follows an educational model rather than a clinical one, its programs can complement clinical treatment or therapies to enhance recovery and effectiveness.
The model is based on the principle of co-production, where subject matter experts - typically clinicians - work together with Peer Trainers, who are trained individuals with personal experience of using mental health services.
The contract is currently commissioned directly by Sussex Commissioners. It is agreed that the responsibility for ongoing commissioning is delegated to SPFT, with the intention that SPFT issue a contract to commence 1st October 2025.
The contract will be for one year, to the end of September 2026. It is intended that during the year, the Sussex Recovery College will be reviewed with the intention to procure a new solution commencing 1st October 2026.
The contract covered by this strategy is therefore for 12 months but will include the option to extend for a further period at the discretion of the contracting authority, to allow for any delays in the redesign/procurement process. Notice will be set at 3 months. Additional information: N/A
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £420,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 028087-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0527e4
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Worthing
- Town
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN11 1HS
- Electoral ward
- Central
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Delivery area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- West Sussex (South West)
- Area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Taofeeq ladega
- Address
- Worthing, BN11 1HS · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Brighton Recovery College
When will the Brighton Recovery College tender open?
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Brighton Recovery College contract worth?
The estimated value is £420,000.
Who is the buyer for Brighton Recovery College?
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based in Worthing, South East. The named contact is Taofeeq ladega.
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