How to win: Adult Mental Health Safe Haven Oxfordshire

About this contract

A Non-Clinical Healthcare Alternative to Urgent Care Service to support Oxfordshire’s urgent and emergency care system. The service is intended to prevent avoidable emergency department attendance and hospital admissions, improving patient outcomes and system efficiency. The key objectives are: - Improve clinical outcomes and patient experience -Reduce pressure on ED and inpatient services -Deliver value for money and system efficiency -Support integrated urgent care pathways

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £6,400,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 12 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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