Official UK procurement notice
R/WP – 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven) Oxfordshire
Authority: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.1 National/local context and evidence base
This service specification sets out the principles and values by which the Oxfordshire Non-Clinical Crisis Alternative will meet the ambitions from NHS England (NHSE) and the NHS Long Term Plan for Mental Health.
As part of the Urgent Care Pathway, it will meet the ambitions of NHS England as articulated in Fit for the Future: The 10-Year Health Plan for England and the NHS Medium Term Planning Framework 2026/27 to 2028/29. These strategic documents establish the expectation of neighbourhood health services operating as alternatives to hospital centred crisis response and integration across health and social care.
In the context of this specification, a mental health crisis is when someone is experiencing a period of acute psychological distress, or an acute mental health problem which may or may not have been given a formal diagnosis. The crisis may be a sudden deterioration of an existi
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£5,600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality and Innovation: 70%
- Cost of Services: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality and Innovation: Experience and Innovation in delivery of services
- Cost of Services: Cost of front line staff, cost of back office staff and management, contribution to SGA
- Social Value: Delivery of social value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 12:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C468162- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087060- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d402Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
27 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published94 days ago27 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST
- Tender notice published44 days ago14 Sept 2026, 17:20 BST
- Next notice expected43 days ago15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by31 days ago28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 46 days14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2026- Planned procurement notice published27 Jul 2026, 10:44 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 17:20 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £5,600,00014 Sept 2026, 17:20 BSTwas £6,400,000
- Status changed to active14 Sept 2026, 17:20 BST
- Deadline moved to 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST14 Sept 2026, 17:20 BST+7 days · was 12 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published15 Sept 2026, 12:21 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
weblink update
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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Notices published for this procedure
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- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender