Published date: 25 January 2019

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 21 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Procurement reference

IESCCG PMHPS

Published date

25 January 2019

Closing date

21 February 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Perinatal mental illness affects up to 20% of women, and covers a wide range of conditions across a continuum of presentation from mild to severe. If left untreated, it can have significant and long lasting effects on the woman, her child and family.

Suffolk's co-production work with families and with stakeholders has shown that women with perinatal mental health problems currently feel unsupported and experience longer term difficulties as a result. Families have also told us there is a need for further support once they have been discharged from specialist services and that they would value more peer support.

Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups are seeking to work with the voluntary sector to pilot a sustainable model of peer support which will enable women and their families with experience of perinatal mental health problems overcome isolation and promote their mental health and wellbeing.

The pilot will cover East and West Suffolk and we would want providers to demonstrate experience of:
• working with women and families who have suffered severe perinatal mental health issues
• creating a social network
• running a large number of social activities for parents and carers of young children
• developing and maintaining a digital platform to promote activities and provide support
• training ambassadors/support workers.

If you feel your organisation has proven and demonstrable experience of delivering this type of service and are interested in looking to deliver the service for a short term pilot please contact Jane Garnett, jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk to express an interest.

More information

Additional text

This notice is not commencing a procurement process; any future procurement activity in relation to the services that are the subject of this notice may be the subject of a separate notice. The CCGs are not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in this process. To express an interest email the named contact in this advert by 12:00 - 22.02.2019

About the buyer

Contact name

Jane Garnett

Address

Endeavour House
Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
England

Telephone

01473 770195

Email

jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk