How to win: Intensive and Assertive Outreach Service: Recovery and Outreach Sub-Contracted Element

A services contract from NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, worth £4,524,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Value

£4,524,000

Closing date

6 September 2026

About this contract

The contract for services will be awarded in the form of the NHS Standard Sub-contract. This Service is for the provision of an Intensive and Assertive Outreach (I&A) Service across Norfolk and Suffolk. The Service is designed to deliver intensive, proactive, and flexible community-based care for individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who present with elevated levels of complexity and risk and for whom engagement with traditional mental health services is a challenge. Delivery will be through a blended model between Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) as the Head Provider and Sub-Contractors (encouraging Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) interest), ensuring a comprehensive offer that integrates clinical expertise with community-based engagement and recovery support. The Sub-Contractor will play a critical role in enabling engagement, promoting recovery, and addressing the wider determinants of health, working as a fully integrated partner alongside NSFT clinical teams. The Sub-Contractor(s) contribution is central to achieving the core ambition of the service: No individual is excluded from care due to disengagement, complexity, or soci

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £4,524,000, 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 6 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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