The Service will provide short term accommodation and low level emotional and practical support for adults in a time of mental health crisis, supporting a range of newly emerging or more severe, long term and/or complex mental health conditions. The service will provide a safe and effective alternative to hospital admission for appropriate people to help reduce the number of hospital admissions. The service will be required to deliver within the localities of Boston and Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The start date for this service is 1 July 2021.

Though not included within the issued specification, the Contracting Authority may during the term

require the service to deliver additional resource in response to Winter Pressures as well as the delivery of a Safe Haven service from one or both Crisis Houses. Should these additional services be required, this will be added to the Terms and Conditions of the contract through mutual agreement with the winning Tenderer during the term of the contract.

The contract has been agreed for three years with the option to extend for up to two years. The initial contract period is 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024. If the contract is extended the full term of the contract will conclude on 30 June 2026. The maximum contract length will therefore be five years. The contract end date and value are representative of the total potential opportunity for the provision of Crisis Housing.