Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca5-7f77-709f-9b4d-dbb4f89bf540/short-term-home-care-support-mental-health-service awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Short Term Home Care Support (Mental Health) Service [Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/midlands-partnership-foundation-trust) Estimated value £94,000 Published 1 Nov 2022 Deadline Closed 16 Sept 2022 ## 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. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation (MPFT) are looking to procure a non-clinical service for the provision of a Short Term Home Support (Mental Health) Service for 6 months to support winter pressures. The service will work in partnership with clinical teams. The service is required to deliver: • Support people to remain as independent as possible in their own homes • Support people in place of safety • Provide respite for care Short Term Home Support (Mental Health) Service will be an 'on call' type approach service located onsite at MPFT's St Georges Hospital Site, Stafford location. The service will attend service user's home. An assessment will be carried out by a MPFT clinical staff member the Short-Term Home Support (Mental Health) Service will attend to support MPFT staff members, clinical and regulatory care activities will be undertaken by clinical teams with the Short-Term Home Care for up to 2 weeks whilst awaiting allocation to long term care providers. The main aims for the service are for service users to remain safely in their own home environment, or support service users following an Inpatient admission and provide further support and respite to carers and relatives. If there are no call out during the out of hours shift, the staff will provide non-clinical support other mental health teams with social support activities on Inpatient wards such as walks with service user. Read full description ## CPV classification Hospital and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ded6d790-36e1-40d0-9ea4-1b932613ca7c) 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 Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/midlands-partnership-foundation-trust) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [COV - Coventry Advice Services Grant 2027 · Coventry City Council · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-5d51-728e-9c2e-b0d3c880bc14/cov-coventry-advice-services-grant-2027) [Gastroenterologist services – Tähystystutkimukset (colonoskopia ja gastroskopia) SOITE · Sansia Oy · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0b15-7339-9939-1b14de6c3eb3/finland-gastroenterologist-services-tahystystutkimukset-colonoskopia-ja-gas) [Social services – Garantie d'activité départementale · Departement de L'aude - CD11 · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-21a4-7316-9f81-3a2021a97638/france-social-services-garantie-dactivite-departementale) [Health and social work services – DOA.2610.3.2026. Świadczenie usług opiekuńczych na rzecz mieszkanców Legnicy · Gmina Legnica · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6631-72be-8950-1447bd5131bd/poland-health-and-social-work-services-doa261032026-swiadczenie-uslug-op) [Ambulance services – Contratación de servicios de transporte sanitario terrestre mediante ambulancias Clase A Tipo B y Tipo C para las zonas de La Gomera, El Hierro, La Palma, Fuerteventura y Lanzarote. · Gerencia de Gestión de Servicios para la Salud y Seguridad en Canarias, S.A. · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-ced3-712b-ad8d-dc313d6b63e4/spain-ambulance-services-contratacion-de-servicios-de-transporte-sanitario-t) [Social work services with accommodation – servizio DI gestione DI DUE comunità alloggio DI BASE PER persone CON patologia psichiatrica seguite DAL DSM dell’azienda ULSS 8 berica · Azienda ULSS n. 8 Berica · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-94d4-735d-bc39-2d8b65976651/italy-social-work-services-with-accommodation-servizio-di-gestione-di-due-co)