Mental Health Crisis Café for the Population of Plymouth

Voluntary and Community Sector Providers are invited to bid for the opportunity to provide a Mental Health Crisis Café for the population of Plymouth.

The proposal is funded recurrently by NEW Devon CCG/PCC (integrated commissioning) and is an opportunity for organisations to develop an innovative, user led approach to providing a more informal way to support individuals in crisis and in need of support, within a non-stigmatised, non-medical setting.

There is increasing evidence to support initiatives that enable individuals with mental health problems to have choice, understand, take control of and manage their own mental health; particularly in times of crisis. The development of Crisis Café's has proven an effective way of achieving this, by having alternatives to traditional services such as admission to an Emergency Department. Providers are invited to bid to develop a Crisis Café model of service that is able to support a minimum of an additional 712 individuals a year with acute mental health issues.

Purpose of the service

The development of a Crisis Café aims to achieve:

The preferred provider will develop a Crisis Café with the aim of supporting at least an additional 712 people a year who are in, or approaching a crisis in terms of their mental health. It is envisaged, based on models of best practice nationally, that:

Additional information: Applications must demonstrate consideration of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, as well as local and STP plans and provide clear evidence of how any number of the following key priorities will be achieved:

Tenders must be submitted by 9th January 2018 and will be evaluated before 19th January 2018, at which point a preferred provider will be identified.

For any questions/queries, please contact, NEW Devon CCG/Plymouth City Council, Integrated Commissioning - Linda Walton (linda.walton2@nhs.net)

The application form should be completed and returned to linda.walton2@nhs.net by 9th January 2018. Please reference "Crisis Café" in the subject line of your e-mail.