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OpenStage · planning

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Community Forensic Services

HealthcareCPV 85100000
Value£1.8m
Deadline
Published29 Dec 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Catherine Swaile
catherine.swaile@cpft.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.8mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission.

It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental health service specification which defines community forensic delivery.<br/><br/>The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input.

It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.<br/><br/>Key components of delivery are:<br/>- Multidisciplinary clinical assessment and interventions<br/>- Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission<br/>- Liaison with secure inpatient services and local criminal justice partners.<br/><br/>This is an intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) route under the Provider Selection Regime.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This service will provide a specialist forensic

This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission.

02

The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment

The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input.

03

It will support diversion from hospital, earlier

It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.

04

Support to maintain community placement and avoid

Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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OCID
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Stage
planning · Planning
Source
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Buyer ref
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