UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Bereavement during the Covid-19 pandemic is associated with negative impacts on the physical and mental health of bereaved relatives and loved ones. It is predicted that the incidence of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) will rise. Reasons for this include (but are not exclusive to) limited contact with and opportunities to say goodbye to loved ones, sudden or traumatic deaths, limited end of life discussions with healthcare professionals, social isolation and loss of usual social support networks, financial insecurity and job losses. In Sheffield providers of care have informally reported seeing bereaved people "moving up the ladder of need" as their usual coping mechanisms are not available to them.

The NHS Long Term Plan and the NHS Community Framework for Mental Health for Adults and Older Adults sets out an ambitious scheme of work to radically transform the way in which care, support and treatment are provided. The national strategy covers the period 2021/22 - 2023/24 with a phased incrememental transformation of many existing community mental health services. Sheffield is committed to working with all stakeholders (primary/secondary care clinicians, service users, carers/families, hospitals, Sheffield City Council, voluntary/charity sector partners and local communities). At the heart of our activities are those who have or had lived experience of mental health needs. The direct lived experience of individuals who have experienced care, support and treatment are a key design principle of our transformational journey. Aims and objectives of service Aim: To ensure that the Sheffield Mental Health has input from individuals with lived experience (IwLE) at the heart of all decision making. Objectives: To form and develop the Mental Health Partnership as a dedicated resource to promote, facilitate and embed lived experience at all levels of mental health transformation aimed at achieving improvements in Sheffield. Provide networking opportunities across the MHS stakeholders/ VCS and IwLE to identify and share best practice, develop toolkits or other actions supporting service transformation, to advise commissoners, service providers and other stakeholders Provide information, advice and support to mental health boards, delivery groups and wider audiences in relation to supporting a continuous improvement of mental health services in Sheffield. Utilise wellbeing and whole population approaches considering: housing, education, prevention, social inclusion and determinants of wellbeing to recommend and support improvements to local pathways and service delivery. The Contract will be for a term of 3 years with the opportunity to extend for a further 2 years subject to mutual agreement between the successful Bidder and the Authority. The maximum term of the Contract is consequently 5 years. The budget available is £40,000 per annum. The contract value given in this notice is for a 5 year duration. To access the tender If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the 'Health Family Single e-Commercial System' (Atamis). You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you find you do need advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

The NHS Long Term Plan and the NHS Community Framework for Mental Health for Adults and Older Adults sets out an ambitious scheme of work to radically transform the way in which care, support and treatment are provided. The national strategy covers the period 2021/22 – 2023/24 with a phased incrememental transformation of many existing community mental health services.<br/><br/>Sheffield is committed to working with all stakeholders (primary/secondary care clinicians, service users, carers/families, hospitals, Sheffield City Council, voluntary/charity sector partners and local communities). At the heart of our activities are those who have or had lived experience of mental health needs. The direct lived experience of individuals who have experienced care, support and treatment are a key design principle of our transformational journey.

To provide individual placement support for people with Serious Mental Illness The tender documents for this project can be found at the following website - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

To provide employment placement and support for individuals with Serious Mental Illness.

The overall aim of the service is to provide a high-quality carpal tunnel service within a convenient setting, acute or community, to meet the needs of the people registered with a GP within the Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG) area.

The overall aim of the service is to provide a high-quality carpal tunnel service within a convenient setting, acute or community, to meet the needs of the people registered with a GP within the Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG) area. Please note. This opportunity is being procured via the Atamis e-procurement system. The Atamis e-procurement system can be accessed via the following link - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

The NHS Long Term Plan makes a renewed commitment to improve and widen access to care for adults needing mental health support. The NHS Plan also promises to increase alternative forms of provision for those in crisis. Sanctuaries, safe havens and crisis cafes provide a more suitable alternative to A&E for many people experiencing mental health crisis, usually for people whose needs are escalating to crisis point, or who are experiencing a crisis, but do not necessarily have medical needs that require A&E admission Community crisis alternative services are commissioned through the NHS and local authorities, provided at relatively low costs, high satisfaction, and usually delivered by voluntary sector partners. Models such as crisis houses and acute day care services, host families and clinical decision units can also prevent admission. The NHS will work hand in hand with the voluntary sector and local authorities on these alternatives and ensuring they meet the needs of patients, carers and families. The Clinical Review of Standards makes recommendations for embedding urgent and emergency mental health in waiting time standards. This means that everyone who needs it can expect to receive timely care in the most appropriate setting, whether that is through NHS 111, accessing a liaison mental health service in A&E, or a community-based crisis service. The contract will be for three years with an option to extend for a further 2 years making a total of five years. The annual spend will not exceed £364,139. The value in this notice is for the full 5 years

The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) makes a renewed commitment to improve and widen access to care for adults needing mental health support. The NHS LTP promises to increase alternative forms of provision within the community for those who need support with their mental health but do not need an NHS led service. The NHS LTP also commits to expanding provision to ensure survivors of sexual assault are offered integrated therapeutic mental health support, both after an incident and to provide ongoing care where needed. The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) provides the best measure of victimisation and estimated that for the year ending March 2022, 2.7% of adults aged 16 to 59 years were victims of sexual assault (including attempts) in the last yearThe NHS Long Term Plan makes a renewed commitment to improve and widen access to care for adults needing mental health support. The 2022-25 Doncaster Community Safety Strategy has a strong focus on tackling domestic and sexual abuse and reducing violence. The strategy commits to develop a longer term financial and commissioning strategy to ensure there are specialist services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual abuse. In 2019 Doncaster saw a spike in sexual abuse cases of 3.7% compared to the previous year in line with England. Doncaster Councils Crime and Community Safety Report highlights a reduction in sexual abuse and rape throughout 2020 and an increase in other sexual offences compared to 2019 (as shown in Fig.2). Whilst the reduction in sexual abuse and rape cases are positive, it's important to note that the numbers remain high, the pandemic likely had an impact on the reporting of offences and the reduction is much lower than the South Yorkshire average. The contract is three year duration with an option to extend by two years making a total of 5 years. The annual budget not to be exceeded is £114,000. The value given in this notice is for the full five year term.

The NHS Long Term Plan makes a renewed commitment to improve and widen access to care for adults needing mental health support. The NHS Plan also promises to increase alternative forms of provision for those in crisis. Sanctuaries, safe havens and crisis cafes provide a more suitable alternative to A&E for many people experiencing mental health crisis, usually for people whose needs are escalating to crisis point, or who are experiencing a crisis, but do not necessarily have medical needs that require A&E admission Community crisis alternative services are commissioned through the NHS and local authorities, provided at relatively low costs, high satisfaction, and usually delivered by voluntary sector partners. Models such as crisis houses and acute day care services, host families and clinical decision units can also prevent admission. The NHS will work hand in hand with the voluntary sector and local authorities on these alternatives and ensuring they meet the needs of patients, carers and families. The Clinical Review of Standards makes recommendations for embedding urgent and emergency mental health in waiting time standards. This means that everyone who needs it can expect to receive timely care in the most appropriate setting, whether that is through NHS 111, accessing a liaison mental health service in A&E, or a community-based crisis service. The contract will be for three years with an option to extend for a further 2 years making a total of five years. The annual spend will not exceed £364,139. The value in this notice is for the full 5 years

The NHS Long Term Plan makes a renewed commitment to improve and widen access to care for adults needing mental health support. The High Intensity User service contributes to the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan by reducing demand in Urgent and Emergency Care. As part of the 2019/20 Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance, all health systems in England were advised to implement a High Intensity User service. Using data from a local ambulance service, High Intensity Users of 999 and frequent attenders to A&E were identified through a range of data sources. From previous work undertaken across the country, it was clear that some individuals had little clinical reason for doing so; others had genuine reason for calling or were highlighted as vulnerable. Evidence from various pilots across the country suggests that where a service is implemented effectively, it has improved the quality of life for patients, families and serving healthcare professionals. It also supported better care outcomes, safely reduced the utilisation of ambulance resources, A&E attendances, police attendances and hospital admissions, enabling a more cost-effective approach to unscheduled care activity.

The Dementia Short Term Intervention Service was based on feedback from Primary Care and was initially a pilot project established in April 2020 to test a gap in the market. Its aim is to offer 1-1 support to people living with dementia who are starting to struggle with their situation and present at Primary Care or other contact point (such as Adult Social Care or from the voluntary sector). The service aims to prevent further deterioration and potential crisis. The evidence collected during the pilot period has shown the need for, and effectiveness of, this service. The service will contribute towards improving the care we provide to people with dementia. It will support people living with dementia who are starting to struggle with their situation and present at Primary Care or other contact point. It will aim to prevent further deterioration and potential crisis. Outcomes delivered by the service for people living with dementia will be: • Increased resilience • Helping people to live well in their community • Improving knowledge and understanding of living with dementia • Preventing social isolation • Maintaining independence, choice and control • Accessing and building wide support networks • Improving coping strategies and recognising increasing difficulties • Improving access to diagnosis of dementia The contract will be for three years with option to extend for two further years totalling five years. The annual budget not to be exceeded is £70,000. This contract will be uplifted in line with the NHS national tariffs for contract inflation (published annually by NHSE&I). Organisations should bid using the current costs and any contract inflation will be applied in addition to this If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you find you do need advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

The demand for eye care is set to increase as the population ages which will result in a rise in costs and the need for more efficient and effective services to be provided. Although the majority of sight loss is preventable or ameliorable, as prevalence increases with age there will be an increase in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and in patients diagnosed with macular hypertension (OHT) or glaucoma. Some estimates suggest that upwards of 20% of out-patient ophthalmology referrals could be treated in the community. NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Sheffield Place (SYICB Sheffield) is committed to the provision of high quality, dedicated and professional ophthalmology services for patients with eye conditions, centred on clinical assessment and treatment via the most clinically appropriate management pathway. SYICB Sheffield is committed to a planned shift of care closer to the patient and their community making them more accessible and cost effective. SYICB Sheffield are looking to commission a single lead contractor to offer a range of Community Optometry Treatment Services (listed below) from existing optometry providers at scale across the city. There is a requirement for existing coverage across the city to be retained as a minimum. • Paediatric Referral Refinement (PRR) • Primary Eyecare Acute Referral Scheme (PEARS) • Triage of Optometrist Referrals to secondary care • Glaucoma Referral Refinement (GRR) • Contact Applanation Tonometry Service (CATS) The services outlined in the individual service specifications addresses the requirement to reduce unnecessary referrals to secondary care, thus improving the accessibility of services to patients and reducing pressure on local secondary care provision. The contract will be for three years with an option to extend for a further one year. This contract is a cost and volume contract thus there is no guaranteed level of income, the successful bidder will be paid on actual activity undertaken. The value given in this notice is for a four year term. To access the tender If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you find you do need advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

A dementia Pre/Post diagnostic service

The Provider will oversee delivery of the South Yorkshire Early Years Neighbourhood Pilot (the Service) across South Yorkshire working in partnership with community organisations at Place including Family Hubs and voluntary/community providers. The Service will offer support in specific neighbourhoods and will ensure a joined-up approach to providing interventions at the earliest possible opportunity, bringing the offer to the pregnant women, birthing people and their family, making access and engagement uncomplicated, provided by trusted local organisations. Requests for support (referral) from this Service will come, in the main, from the local midwife or health visitors however an open referral system will be available to allow Service Users to self-refer. This Service is commissioned for those registered with a general practitioner in South Yorkshire, or where unregistered, those ordinarily resident in South Yorkshire The Service offered will be accessible, culturally appropriate and fully responsive to the needs of South Yorkshire's diverse communities including families with protected characteristics. Contract duration will be two years Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

NHS South Yorkshire ICB requires a supplier to deliver the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism across South Yorkshire health and social care organisations. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk