Published date: 8 November 2022

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: 9 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

    • Education and training services - 80000000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Health services - 85100000

    • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

    • Social work and related services - 85300000

    • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

    • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

    • Administrative social services - 85321000

    • Equal opportunities consultancy services - 98200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP734200139

Published date

8 November 2022

Closing date

9 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 December 2022

Contract end date

14 April 2023

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

A range of policies have been announced regarding children's mental health in England over the past decade. However, the scale of children's mental health needs remains of real concern to councils, schools, families and young people themselves, particularly given the impact of the pandemic, school closures and the current Cost of Living crisis.

Policies include (but not limited to) the Five Year Forward View, the 2017 Green Paper Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health, the NHS Long Term Plan, and post Covid-19 recovery.

Children's mental health has also been highlighted in recent announcements including the Family Hubs and Best Start for Life, Schools White Paper and Special Educational Needs Green Paper. The government is currently developing its 10-year strategy for mental health (all-age).

However, many of the recommendations within these policies have been slow to be implemented or may not go far enough to tackle the rising demand of mental health need that we see today.
This report will explore the announcements and steps taken to tackle the rising demand in children's mental health, the progress that has been made and what else needs to happen to ensure that central government, local government, NHS and wider partners are able to tackle children's mental health needs in England.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Francesca Stott

Address

18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK

Telephone

07958749056

Email

francesca.stott@local.gov.uk