NHS Barnsley CCG : Barnsley Safe Space Service

The service will provide to:<br/><br/>People contacting Single Point of Access where triage has assessed that they are appropriate to access a community-based / virtual solution to managing the initial crisis. Many of these people will have identifiable triggers such as relationship break down etc, or people known to services that are experiencing a decline in mood and mental wellbeing<br/><br/>People presenting at A&E that are assessed as not requiring detention through the Mental Health Act but do require a level of support and assistance to manage the presenting crisis<br/><br/>People known to mental health services where the care team has identified a decline in wellbeing and would benefit from additional evening / weekend support to assist with the crisis period to reduce the risk of admission<br/><br/>People presenting to services with low level mental health decline but requiring support to prevent escalation<br/><br/>The criteria for referral needs to be clear on maintaining its focus to support the people identified. Clarity needs to be established on the limitations of the service from the outset<br/><br/>The priority inequality cohorts in Barnsley are:<br/><br/>Males<br/><br/>BAME (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic) Community<br/><br/>People in the most deprived areas of Barnsley (e.g., Dearne Valley, Central)<br/><br/>Isolated Adults<br/><br/>Full details of the Authority's requirements are set out in the Specification in Document 2.<br/><br/>The Contract will be for a term of 3 years with the opportunity to extend for a further 2 years subject to mutual agreement between the successful Bidder and the Authority. The maximum term of the Contract is consequently 5 years. The annual budget is £160,000. The value stated in this notice is for the full 5 year contract duration.<br/><br/>This tender is being run via the ‘Health Family Single e-Commercial System’ (Atamis). <br/><br/>If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. <br/><br/>If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. <br/><br/>You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome <br/>If you find you do need advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details:<br/><br/>Phone: 0800 9956035<br/>E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk