Block Suffolk Contract - Mental Health

Provision of mental health services within Suffolk. Services provided are for all age groups and span inpatient, community and primary care settings. Services are provided for people in crisis, general community based assessment and treatment interventions, specialist services (eg forensics) and specialist learning disability services. Contract has been awarded for a three year term with no extension period, commencing 01 April 2024, until 31 March 2027. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award A process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider(s) named in this notice is being awarded the contract as the nature of the service means there is no realistic alternative to the existing provider(s). The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.