Official UK procurement notice
Sussex Staying Well Services
Authority: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of NHS Sussex, is commissioning a community-based mental health crisis support service—Staying Well—to provide an alternative to Emergency Departments. The service will offer a safe, psychologically informed environment for individuals aged 18+ experiencing mental distress or self-defined crisis, including those not meeting secondary care thresholds. Delivered jointly with VCSE partners, the service focuses on prevention, peer support, and bridging gaps between primary and secondary care, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Mental Health Five Year Forward View.
CPV: Community health services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SPFT are Commissioning, on behalf of NHS Sussex, to award a contract under PSR Most…Awarded
SPFT are Commissioning, on behalf of NHS Sussex, to award a contract under PSR Most Suitable Provider .<br/><br/>Approximate lifetime contract value £2,663,417 for initial contract period and £887,806 optional extension(s).<br/><br/>Contract dates: 01/10/2025 - 01/10/2028 Option to extend by 12 months. Additional information: The authority has identified Southdown as the most suitable provider based on their ability to deliver high-quality, integrated, and accessible services that meet the needs of the population. <br/>This notice is published in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Sept 2025, 22:15 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2025, 22:15 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056385- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0599d3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 the relevant authority by 24/09/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24/09/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>Representations should be sent to: <br/><br/>taofeeq.ladega@sabp.nhs.uk
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SouthdownAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.