Provision of Deacon Unit, St Ebbas Site - Phase 1 Ligature Audit Proposed Works

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement of Deacon Unit, St Ebbas Site - Phase 1 Ligature Audit Proposed Works.

The procurement is a further competition under the NHSCS/LPP Minor Works and Maintenance DPS Framework, Reference Number: LPP/2020/011.

The Trust is committed to the identification and minimisation of all likely ligature anchor points in areas that have identified as being high risk. The National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England Department for Health (DoH 2012) sets the standard that likely ligature anchor points in mental health service inpatient environments must be removed, substituted for an anti-ligature product or covered.

The purpose of this procurement strategy is to appoint a contractor to carry out anti-ligature works at Deacon Unit, St Ebbas, a ten bed inpatient facility for people with a learning disability who require crisis mental health support.

Following a recent ligature site audit, for phase one of the works, the Trust have identified four bedrooms with en-suites/bathrooms where anti-ligature works are required in order to meet the standards set out by both the Trust and The National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England Department for Health.