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title: "R/WP – 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven)  Oxfordshire"
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# R/WP – 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven)  Oxfordshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/r-wp-26-27-adult-mh-crisis-alternative-safe-haven-oxfordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06d402). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust: "R/WP – 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven)  Oxfordshire". Published status: active. Published Value: £5,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxford-health-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rnu)
- **Published Value:** £5,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/r-wp-26-27-adult-mh-crisis-alternative-safe-haven-oxfordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06d402#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d402`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/r-wp-26-27-adult-mh-crisis-alternative-safe-haven-oxfordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06d402#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/r-wp-26-27-adult-mh-crisis-alternative-safe-haven-oxfordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06d402#participate

## Description
1.1 National/local context and evidence base
This service specification sets out the principles and values by which the Oxfordshire Non-Clinical Crisis Alternative will meet the ambitions from NHS England (NHSE) and the NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health. 
As part of the Urgent Care Pathway, it will meet the ambitions of NHS England as articulated in Fit for the Future: The 10-Year Health Plan for England and the NHS Medium Term Planning Framework 2026/27 to 2028/29. These strategic documents establish the expectation of neighbourhood health services operating as alternatives to hospital centred crisis response and integration across health and social care.
In the context of this specification, a mental health crisis is when someone is experiencing a period of acute psychological distress, or an acute mental health problem which may or may not have been given a formal diagnosis. The crisis may be a sudden deterioration of an existi

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F087060-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-15T11:21:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:56:30.805Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d402