Improving the Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Staffordshire

Contract summary

Industry

• Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£5,200,000

Procurement reference

IA1632..

Published date

6 February 2020

Closing date

13 November 2019

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Staffordshire's County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups have a shared vision for the development of emotional health and wellbeing services for children and young people in Staffordshire. This is based on the principles of Thrive and gives emphasis to a preventative, early intervention approach. The vision is ambitious and aims to deliver an accessible and responsive service to the children and young people of our county.

Staffordshire covers a large geographical area and is divided into the eight (8) districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth.

Service aims are:
• To promote positive emotional health and wellbeing, whilst offering a self-help and face to face support system to those who require it;
• To enable children and young people to access services at a time and level they feel is appropriate for them;
• Build resilience in individuals, peer groups, family units and communities;
• To be inclusive of the Looked After Children and Care Leaver cohort within Staffordshire;
• Reduce the prevalence of escalating emotional health and wellbeing issues for children and young people, through prevention and early intervention;
• To work collaboratively with professionals, families and services utilising local/place-based arrangements to ensure a child centred approach to support is a reality, not an aspiration.

The Service will offer a flexible approach to meeting the needs of Children and Young People (CYP) aged 5-18, who have mild to moderate mental health needs. The offer will be one that is made up of following;

• Preventative Work
o Low level information, advice and guidance
o Peer support
o Raising awareness of emotional health and wellbeing issues within communities, families, peer groups and with individuals
o Tackling the stigma around mental and emotional health
o Promotion of new, future emotional health and wellbeing services whilst utilising existing statutory services that support CYP and families in a variety of ways.
o Effective work with stakeholders to ensure cohesive services

• Self-Help via Digital Support
o Support for young people
o Self-referral service
o Online counselling.

• Direct Support
o Therapeutic offer
o Wide range of therapies
o Group support
o 1:1 support
o Peer support

The tender will be procured via a Competitive Dialogue tender process. This will be a three-stage process: -
1. Submission of Selection Questionnaire
2. Invitation to Participate in Dialogue
3. Invitation to Submit Final Bid - Invitation to tender

Suppliers should register on the Proactis e-tendering system: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com and then select this tender opportunity to view and return tender documents.

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Award information

Awarded date

4 February 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£3,898,253.33

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Action for Children Services Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Dobric

Address

Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
England

Telephone

01785 278192

Email

lisa.dobric@staffordshire.gov.uk