Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service

Concepts

• health services
• exeter
• discharge support service
• mental health support
• future admission
• admission
• cyp
• discharge
• young peoples admission avoidance and discharge support service
• young peoples admission avoidance

Location

Exeter

Description

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Devon ICB) are seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service, in line with the specified requirements. The Commissioners confirm that whilst they are seeking a Prime Provider, they welcome partnerships, consortiums and/or sub-contractual models, which is at Bidders' discretion. As laid out in the tender documentation, this is single lot competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (PSR) regulations. The geography covered by this service would be the NHS Devon footprint which aligns to the three Local Authority footprints of Plymouth, Devon and Torbay, working in communities across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, with community-based services and within the four acute hospital settings. Services are scheduled to commence on 1st April 2026. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 (three) years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 (two) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioners. The detailed breakdown of the requirements can be found within the service specification, which is part of the tender documentation. Provided below is a high-level overview of the requirements to be delivered. The Children and Young People's Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service, is a health-based mentoring offer which supports CYP in the community and in acute settings to avoid admission, readmission and enable discharge from acute settings. The Service enables discharge and avoids future admission through the provision of relational, holistic social, emotional wellbeing and mental health support.

Renewal Options

The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 (Five) years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 (two) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 (five) years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 (two) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Given the current landscape of the NHS and planned clustering of Integrated Care Boards, interested parties should be aware that NHS Devon ICB and NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board plan to cluster in line with the proposed footprints. These changes will be reflected during the contract term, to further support alignment and collaboration across their neighbouring systems. TUPE elements are likely to apply. The TUPE information will be confirmed during the formal invitation to tender (ITT) period to all interested parties. Total combined maximum contract value, across the full potential term of 5 (five) years including any optional extension years is £2,115,000, exclusive of VAT. A breakdown of the costs can be found within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. A F01: Prior Information Notice (prior information only) was published back on 11th June 2025, looking for expressions of interest from interested parties from the marketplace. Details of that engagement can be found here - 2025/S 000-031552. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. You will find the project titled: Devon ICB - CYP Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service (C377625). If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. The intention is to award a contract using the competitive process. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 do not apply to this award.