Published date: 24 April 2017

Last edited date: 24 April 2017

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: 5 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£250,000 to £370,000

Procurement reference

1433

Published date

24 April 2017

Closing date

5 May 2017

Contract start date

5 June 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

See 'Attachments' for full description. Peer support covers a wide range of activities, from a young person talking a friend through their problems, to more formal group or 1-to-1 settings. For peer support to be successful young people need to be able to get help, advice and support from knowledgeable peers without fear of stigma or judgement.
We know that many schools, colleges and youth organisations already provide peer support schemes on a wide range of topics including friendships, academic support, transition and bullying, as well as some who offer peer support for mental health. We would like to identify how schools, colleges and youth organisations can go about setting up and delivering peer support programmes for mental health that are tailored to their individual needs and circumstances.
This procurement is for a contractor to lead the recruitment, management and delivery of training and support to 100 schools or colleges and 10 community organisations for face-to-face peer support for children and young people's mental health and emotional wellbeing.

More information

Attachments

Links

Additional text

Full instructions on how to apply are in the Invitation to tender - Instructions.
Please send any enquiries to MentalHealth.TEAM@education.gov.uk by Thursday 13 April 2017 and all completed bids to peer.support@education.gov.uk by 5pm on Friday 5 May 2017.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Carter

Address

Department for Education, Earlsdon Park, 53-55 Butts Road,
Coventry
CV1 3BH
England

Email

MentalHealth.TEAM@education.gov.uk