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The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, located in Worthing, United Kingdom, has awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 for the West Sussex Discharge, Outreach, and Recovery Support (DORS) service. This procurement process focuses on delivering community-based mental health support to adults, with the primary industry category being health services. The procurement method was a direct award under PSR, and the contract spans from 26th June 2025 to 25th June 2028, with an initial one-year term and an optional one-year extension.
The total contract value, including the extension, amounts to £1,222,404, and the service delivery aims to offer a viable alternative to hospital admissions within the region covered by the Trust. This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses within the health services sector, particularly those specialising in community-based mental health support. The contract is ideally suited for providers like small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who can offer innovative solutions that meet the quality, value, and integration criteria set out by the Trust.
Businesses that focus on reducing health inequalities, enhancing access to mental health services, and providing social value would be well-positioned to compete in this space and potentially forge strong partnerships with public healthcare organisations.
The Trust commissions an independent provider to deliver the West Sussex Discharge, Outreach, and Recovery Support (DORS) service. DORS offers community-based support to adults using Trust mental health services for up to 6-weeks under the Trust's flow and admission alternative pathways.
DORS delivers a block of short-term (up to 6-weeks) community based mental health support hours that can be quickly tailored around the needs of people using our adult mental health services. The service aims to offer least restrictive community interventions that facilitate flow from adult mental health hospitals and enable safe alternatives to admission.
The contract with the current Provider is expiring and containing no function to extend, requires replacing.
Both parties wish to continue the relationship, and SPFT are fully satisfied with the Provider's performance.
The Trust commissions an independent provider to deliver the West Sussex Discharge, Outreach, and Recovery Support (DORS) service. DORS offers community-based support to adults using Trust mental health services for up to 6-weeks under the Trust's flow and admission alternative pathways.<br/><br/>DORS delivers a block of short-term (up to 6-weeks) community based mental health support hours that can be quickly tailored around the needs of people using our adult mental health services. The service aims to offer least restrictive community interventions that facilitate flow from adult mental health hospitals and enable safe alternatives to admission.<br/><br/>The contract with the current Provider is expiring and containing no function to extend, requires replacing. Both parties wish to continue the relationship, and SPFT are fully satisfied with the Provider's performance.<br/>Approximate lifetime contract value PS611,202 for intitial contract period and PSx611,202 optional extension(s)Contract dates: 25.06.2025 to 24.06.2026 PS611,202 Optxtend by 1 year 24.06.2027
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