All Age Suicide & Self-Harm Intervention Service - Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICB invited suitably qualified providers to bid to deliver a All Age Suicide & Self-Harm Intervention Service for Nottingham & Nottinghamshire area.

The service was required to meet the needs of people of all ages who self- harm, experience suicidal ideation or are bereaved by suicide, providing a single point of access in which service users can access personalised support and therapeutic interventions.

The service will provide effective stabilisation and therapy and not be a containment or maintenance service.

Objectives of the service: • To reduce the levels and severity of self-harm in both adults and children who self-harm. • To reduce suicidal thinking, planning and attempts in both adults and children. • To increase levels of hopefulness, satisfaction in daily activities and satisfaction in relationships in both adults and children who self-harm, experience suicidal ideation and / or are bereaved by suicide.

Providers were asked to register their interest via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Project Name: All Age Suicide & Self-Harm Intervention Service - Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Project Reference Number: C199862 The contract was for a 3 years and commenced on 1 April 2024, the Commissioner does have the option to extend the contract for a further two years.

The annual value for this contract is £538,656.21. £1,615,968.63 is the value for the first three years.