Men's Crisis House in Bristol

Description

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board ("BNSSG") and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust ("AWP") under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, sought to commission a 7 year contract with option to extend for a further 2 years, to deliver and evaluate an 8-10 bedded non-clinical crisis house for men and trans men aged 18+ who would otherwise require an acute stay.  This included both men avoiding an admission and men who may need a stay as part of a step down from an inpatient stay. 
This service forms part of the BNSSG crisis pathway and will be delivered by the successful provider in close partnership with AWP crisis and community teams. 
 Commissioners sought an organisation that can demonstrate: 
•	An ability to work with people experiencing significant emotional distress and a period of crisis in their mental health, including those who may feel suicidal 
•	The ability to work collaboratively with clinical services and other system partners to support flow through the BNSSG acute and crisis pathway. 
•	A commitment to co-production and embedding lived experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of services; 
•	A commitment to delivering inclusive services which meet the needs of our diverse population in BNSSG, actively working to address inequalities and improve outcomes (including improved qualitative/quantitative data capture and analysis); 
The contract term is 7 years plus an optional extension of up to 2 years.
The contract value will be £520,000 per annum with an additional £100,000 in year one for set up costs making the total value or £4.78 million over the full 9 year period.   
This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.