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.
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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.
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