Provision of Mental Health Crisis House Service - C405845

Location

Haringey and Islington

Description

"Highbury Grove Recovery House is an accommodation-based service for men experiencing a mental health crisis which works closely alongside the North London NHS Foundation Trust. There are 12 bedrooms available, and individuals can stay at the service for up to 14 days, working towards their recovery goals in a non-clinical environment, with the support of trained Recovery Workers and ongoing involvement from the Crisis Team. Non-clinical crisis house, albeit enhanced through the input of clinical staff (psychiatric & psychological input) where appropriate to provide support around tasks such as medication reviews and psychological treatments. During their stay individuals will have access to daily 1-1 support, a range of activities to support and promote recovery (such as art, creative writing and mindfulness sessions) and the opportunity to interact with others in a similar position. Cooking and eating together with staff and other residents is encouraged throughout the stay.Upon discharge individuals will leave with a co-produced safety plan and will receive an aftercare support package facilitated by re-settlement and re-integration workers, who can help support people back into their local community.Any professional in NLFT can make a referral and self-referrals are also accepted."

Total Quantity or Scope

"This notice relates to Highbury Grove Recovery House is an accommodation-based service for men experiencing a mental health crisis which works closely alongside the North London NHS Foundation Trust. There are 12 bedrooms available, and individuals can stay at the service for up to 14 days, working towards their recovery goals in a non-clinical environment, with the support of trained Recovery Workers and ongoing involvement from the Crisis Team. … Cooking and eating together with staff and other residents is encouraged throughout the stay.Upon discharge individuals will leave with a co-produced safety plan and will receive an aftercare support package facilitated by re-settlement and re-integration workers, who can help support people back into their local community.Any professional in NLFT can make a referral and self-referrals are also accepted.This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.The annual value of the contract is £753,823.00The lifetime value of the contract is £753,823.00The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026The contract term will be 1 Year with No Option to ExtendThe contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2027"

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

"Justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed belowReason: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulationsExplanation: 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 decision makers by 17/02/2026This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR."

Other Information

"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 decision makers by 17/02/2026This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Written representations should be sent to nclicb.nclcontractqueries@nhs.netDecision to award this contract was made by NCL & NWL Executive Management Team on 11/12/2025 in line with the ICB's Standing Financial Instructions (SFI's)No Conflicts of Interest have been identifiedThe decision to award this contract was based on the assessment of the providers current and likely future performance to deliver the commissioned activity against the following key critera with the corresponding percentage value representing their importance.A score of 29.75% for Quality and innovation was awarded out of a possible 34%A score of 17.5% for Value was awarded out of a possible 20%A score of 18% for Integration, collaboration and service sustainability was awarded out of a possible 24%A score of 7.5% for Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice was awarded out of a possible 12%A score of 7.5% for Social value was awarded out of a possible 10%With a combined score of 81.75% out of a possible 100% it demonstrates the providers current and likely future performance to deliver the commissioned activity."