Awarded· 2 Sept 2025
Sussex Staying Well Services
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Worthing, South East
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Sussex Staying Well Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Worthing.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
West Sussex Mind
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 21:55
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About this tender
In brief
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Sussex Staying Well Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Worthing. The contract went to West Sussex Mind. It was awarded on 2 September 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 12 September 2025. The notice number is 056386-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0599d4.
Summary of the contracting process
The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with NHS Sussex, is in the planning stages of commissioning the "Sussex Staying Well Services" focusing on community mental health crisis support. The procurement targets the services sector, specifically psychiatric and psychologist services, with delivery in the region of UKJ2.
The contract is set for an initial period from 1st October 2025 to 1st October 2028, with the possibility of a 12-month extension. The procurement follows a limited method under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), with West Sussex Mind identified as the intended provider. Stakeholders have until 24th September 2025 to make representations, marking a key deadline in this procurement process, currently in the award stage.
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The notice in full
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of NHS Sussex, is commissioning a community-based mental health crisis support service--Staying Well--to provide an alternative to Emergency Departments. The service will offer a safe, psychologically informed environment for individuals aged 18+ experiencing mental distress or self-defined crisis, including those not meeting secondary care thresholds.
Delivered jointly with VCSE partners, the service focuses on prevention, peer support, and bridging gaps between primary and secondary care, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Mental Health Five Year Forward View.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Sussex Staying Well Services.
Approximate lifetime contract value PS887,806 for initial contract period and PS295,935.67 optional extension(s).
Contract dates: 01/10/2025 - 01/10/2028 Option to extend by 12 months. Additional information: The authority has identified West Sussex Mind as the most suitable provider based on their ability to deliver high-quality, integrated, and accessible services that meet the needs of the population.
This notice is published in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- West Sussex Mind
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 056386-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0599d4
- CPV code
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services; 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel; 85323000 - Community health 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 and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Tope Falola
- Address
- Worthing, BN11 1HS · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- West Sussex Mind
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Sussex Staying Well Services
Who won the Sussex Staying Well Services contract?
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to West Sussex Mind on 2 September 2025.
Who is the buyer for Sussex Staying Well Services?
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based in Worthing, South East. The named contact is Tope Falola.
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