Published date: 1 December 2023

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: 8 January 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

NR1 2DH

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

CF-2046600D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

1 December 2023

Closing date

8 January 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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

Norfolk & Waveney is committed to ensuring Children, Young People and their families have a voice and inform the development and delivery of the support they receive for their physical and mental health. This offer ('the offer') aims to:
1. Build on and coordinate existing participation and engagement networks across all age groups 0-25 yrs
2. Focus on under 11s and CYP experiencing health inequalities which represent identified participation and engagement gaps existing across our system

To integrate 'the offer' into existing local participation and coproduction networks and add value to existing offers
To maintain and embed the Youth Governance Group - continue prioritising YGG members input in all aspects of the Integrated Care Board's CYPMH team's work
To provide CYP participation and coproduction support to the whole range of physical and mental health services e.g. paediatrics, asthma, epilepsy
To give particular focus to engaging CYP who experience health inequalities, these may include, but are not restricted to: SEND, CYP with long term conditions, BAME, EAL (English as an Additional Language) communities, LGBTQ+, Gypsy Roma communities, refugee and immigrant communities, CYP open to social care, and CYP with physical disabilities.
To uphold the CYP Mental Health Charter as a key tool in bringing the voice of children and young people into CYPMH system and service development and improvement
Work with education setting's 'school councils' to involve the broadest range of voices in participation and co-production work support.
Collaborate with the adult/all-age participation and co-production initiatives to support partnership working, shared community access points, and less risk of duplication.
Support health service's staff recruitment processes with CYP participation.
Proactively enable CYP and families to support service improvements by testing and piloting new service tools, processes or forms etc.

The contract period will be for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further year, commencing 1st April 2024. The indicative contract value is £200,000 per annum, £600,000 over the full 3 years.

To express your interest in this opportunity please register using the following link - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Project Reference C229351.


More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

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Phone: 0800 9956035

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About the buyer

Contact name

David Bailey AGEM

Address

County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
GB

Email

david.bailey1@nhs.net