Embedded Workers in Community Mental Health Teams and Safe Haven provision
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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has completed the award stage for a contract titled "Embedded Workers in Community Mental Health Teams and Safe Haven provision," focusing on health and social work services in the Buckinghamshire region. The procurement process, classified under the MainProcurementCategory of services, was conducted as a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, as allowed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract, awarded to Buckinghamshire Mind, is valued at approximately £636,944, with a potential extension option until 31 March 2028.
The contract was signed on 19 March 2025, and the process included a public standstill period, allowing representations within 8 working days. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in community mental health and support services to expand their reach and impact. Companies with experience in providing mental health care, community engagement, and patient support would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar opportunities.
The contract involves providing recovery workers, information and options workers, and perinatal community support workers, integrating with Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) to deliver comprehensive support services. The procurement highlights the capacity for existing providers who meet stringent quality and service criteria to secure contracts under direct awards, fostering sustained business growth within the healthcare sector.
Recovery workers will engage patients by identifying recovery focused groups that patients can attend whilst under CMHT care as well as post discharge from secondary care. Support patients to engage with the wide-ranging sources of support in the community to help deliver their treatment plan cia signposting. Information and Options worksers will support CMHTs to enable patient to transition from secondary care into community provision by informing them of, and supporting them to engage with, local services, organisations and provision.
Staff will enable the delivery of a county wide Information and Options Service within CMHT. Perinatal community support worker will work as part of the Perinatal MH team providing preconception advice for women with history of mental health illness themselves or in their family, referrals of pregnant or postpartum women who have moderate to sever mental health diagnosis. Safe Haven will offer a welcoming, safe, friendly and non-stigmatising environment for people to access in times of crisis and as an alternative to ED, or secondary MH care.
Intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. Oxford Health considers that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the existing provider passed each of the criteria.
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