Published date: 7 March 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 March 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

B4 6NH

Value of contract

£1,500,000 to £4,500,000

Procurement reference

CF-1388900D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

7 March 2023

Closing date

6 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 June 2023

Contract end date

5 June 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Commissioner is looking to find a provider for Forward Thinking Birmingham's Mental Health Service Team (MHST) provision for a period of three years. This includes:

• Full operational delivery of a defined amount of MHSTs within Birmingham in line with national roll out plan (e.g. Wave 9 to be fully operational by September 2023)
• Delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Successful recruitment and retention of MHST staff, made up of senior clinicians, Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and administrative support as per national staffing model skill mix
• Provide supervision to EMHPs and Senior staff in line with Health Education England expectations
• Provide adequate infrastructure for staff to be able to deliver the service (e.g. estates / IT / other corporate support functions)
• Work with children and young people, families, school staff and leaders, key system partners and FTB to improve mental health provisions in schools

About the buyer

Contact name

Robert Morris

Address

14 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
GB

Email

robert.morris@uhb.nhs.uk