How to win: DHC DH1389 Recovery Houses and Step-Down Bed Provision

About this contract

The requirement is for the provision of community based short-term residential stays, providing care for those in a mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission and to provide care following hospital discharge.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £3,860,000, 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 1 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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