Published date: 15 January 2019

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: 14 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£265,000

Procurement reference

tender_196366/736620

Published date

15 January 2019

Closing date

14 February 2019

Contract start date

31 March 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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

Mental illness disproportionately affects young people - over half of mental health problems start by the age of 14, and 75 per cent by the age of 18. Just as with physical health, there is a duty to make sure that young people who are struggling with their mental health have access to all the support and care that they need, including within schools.

1.2 A Government Teacher Voice survey in 2016 found that only just over half (57%) of teachers said they felt equipped to identify behaviour that may be linked to a mental health issue, and only 40% of teachers said they felt equipped to teach children in the classroom with mental health needs.

1.3 That is why In January 2017 the Prime Minister committed to having mental health 'first aid' (awareness) training available to all secondary schools, aiming to have trained at least one teacher in every secondary school by 2020, to help spot the early symptoms of mental health issues, and make sure that the child receives the support they need.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Mental Health Awareness Training in Secondary Schools

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 19 December 2018

About the buyer

Address

39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
England

Email

Alexander.Baker@dhsc.gov.uk