Official UK procurement notice
Safety Planning Outreach Work
Authority: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSafety Planning Outreach Work
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Safety Planning Outreach project is part of BHFT's suicide prevention workAwarded
The Safety Planning Outreach project is part of BHFT's suicide prevention work. It’s a complementary service to offer follow up support to those patients who have not met the threshold for secondary care intervention and would ordinarily have been discharged back to the care of their GP. Referred patients work with a Safety Planning Outreach Worker to get support, guidance and help in making connection with relevant community support services.The trust intend to award the contract to an existing provider under Direct Award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The value of the contract is £83,983.40 ex VAT. The service will be provided 26/03/2025 - 25/03/2026
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2025, 16:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 16:18 GMT
- Authority reference
PR BHFT 0717- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009068- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec5bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an attention to award under the PSR. 'Any representations should be emailed to [email protected]<br/>The award decision was made by the Chief Financial Officer. No conflicts of interests were identified. An assessment of the supplier was made looking at quality and innovation; value; integration; collaboration and service sustainability; improving access; reducing health inequalities; facilitating choice; social value and basic selection criteria. It was assessed that the supplier had been doing a satisfactory job and was expected to continue to do a satisfactory job.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks MindSME | £83,983 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009068-2025-1 · Bucks MindSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2025
- Value
- £83,983
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bucks MindAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.