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Adult Mental Health Step Up Step Down and Community Care Unit Services [CHHHS]

Issued by Queensland Health · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

Published
10 Nov 2026
Closes
7 Dec 2026, 04:00 UTC
Reference
VP532946
Location
Queensland, Australia
Sector
Healthcare & Pharma

At a glance

Queensland Health in Australia has published a tender in healthcare & pharma: “Adult Mental Health Step Up Step Down and Community Care Unit Services [CHHHS]”. Submissions close on 7 December 2026, 26 days from today. Quote reference VP532946 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 12 notices from this buyer since 2025, 6 of them currently open. There are 49 open healthcare & pharma notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) seek offers from appropriately qualified, experienced and recovery focused Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s), for the provision of contemporary Non-Clinical psychosocial rehabilitation services in community bed-based facilities which will ensure Consumers with a severe and persistent mental illness or disorder aged 18 years to 65 years receive the relevant treatment required, in a timely manner.

A distinctive feature is the collaborative operational relationship between the Customer and the Supplier in the delivery of the multidisciplinary, quality, recovery focused Services. In delivering adult Community Bed-Based Services and, as part of the Models of Service, the Customer will partner with the Supplier to provide the necessary recovery-based treatment, support and care to Consumers.

Background information / Compatibility requirements

Community Bed-Based Services are part of the extended treatment service continuum and aim to offer the least possible disruption to their community connections. Provision of Community Bed Based Services occur at two (2) CHHHS owned facilities in the Cairns Region.

Buyer: Queensland Health

Buyer location: O’Connell Tce, Bowen Hills, Queensland 4006, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP532946

Opens: Tuesday 10 November 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Closes: Monday 07 December 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Thursday 26 November 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Expected decision: Tuesday 06 April 2027 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Categories: Healthcare Services; 1: Health & Wellbeing Services; 2: Mental Health Services

Regions of service: Queensland; 1: Northern; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

Tender documents: 10

Published on VendorPanel Public Tenders. Documents and responses require free VendorPanel supplier registration.

Context for bidders

We hold 12 notices from Queensland Health, going back to June 2025 — 6 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma, Agriculture & Food and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 49 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in Australia. This one closes in 26 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.

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