Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be5-66ba-720c-84b4-3da3496f572a/rwp-2627-adult-mh-crisis-alternative-safe-haven-oxfordshire closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 26/27 – Adult MH - Crisis Alternative (Safe Haven) Oxfordshire [Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxford-health-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £5,600,000 Published 15 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 19 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 1.1 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 classification Community health services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06d402-2026-09-15T12:21:52+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06d402-2026-09-15T12:21:52+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxford-health-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [CA18282 - Provision of 111-2 Service · Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d24-b1fa-72fc-a814-430520232369/ca18282-provision-of-111-2-service) [Provision of 111-2 Service · Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-8ad1-73d1-baff-14e7c1bd8af8/provision-of-111-2-service) [Neighbourhood Mental Health Services (Crisis Alternatives) · NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-4e8a-736b-a3af-02c5c379daf3/neighbourhood-mental-health-services-crisis-alternatives) [CA18544 - Well-Led Review of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust · Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13def-818a-722b-96dd-0f861121ad95/ca18544-well-led-review-of-avon-and-wiltshire-mental-health-partnership-nhs-tr) [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People's Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust · 14 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a150b5-126d-71a0-9217-fa9167c1e352/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m) [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust · 14 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a146ba-bdbb-723e-91d9-73c07d7467ba/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m)