ADULT AND OLDER MENTAL HEALTH OUT OF AREA PLACEMENTS (OAPS) (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust the Authority is seeking to develop a possible procured solution in the provision of its Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Out of Area Placements (OAPs) programme.

Operating within Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, the Authority buys and funds all adult and older adult mental health acute and psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) beds when there is no capacity.

Placements are currently subject to "spot" pricing and subject to market fluctuations - a model which is not economically sustainable.

A consistent approach to pricing is sought to enable best value for all OAPs placement including bed fees, additional observations, medications etc.

To this end, the Authority wishes to enter into early engagement with the market to develop an effective sustainable pricing model that could be used on contractual basis.

Indicative information is sought on different pricing models within the accompanying Market Engagement questionnaire for PICU Male, PICU Female, Adult Acute Female & Adult Acute Male.

Additional information is also sought on whether the market could also offer older adult and other more specialist placements.

An information document is provided setting out the service delivery context under which it is envisaged the pricing models would operate.