Published date: 9 January 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 November 2024, 11pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Company health services - 85147000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

    • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

B7 4HW

Value of contract

£89,000 to £356,000

Procurement reference

IT-603-42-C5703 - AWARD

Published date

9 January 2025

Closing date

27 November 2024

Closing time

11pm

Contract start date

16 January 2025

Contract end date

15 January 2027

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

The Authority has a requirement to provide a comprehensive occupational mental health service for employees to help reduce sickness absence and promote wellbeing. This will include psychological treatment services for common mental health problems, PTSD etc., awareness and training in mental health and trauma and relevant supervision of mental health volunteers. Primarily this will be a confidential service with the aim of treating individuals who are experiencing mental health problems and advising Occupational Health (OH) on support strategies to aid their recovery. Requirement to include the provision of Face-to-face clinics and a Rapid Telephone referral service. This contract applies to all 1,900 employees of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority. It is necessary for the Supplier to be supportive of the organisation's aim to 'reduce sickness absence' and to demonstrate both improving and maintaining reduced levels of absence.

Award information

Awarded date

7 January 2025

Contract start date

16 January 2025

Contract end date

15 January 2027

Total value of contract

£345,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Working Minds UK

Address

Quadrant Court, 49, Calthorpe Road, Birmingham, West Midlands , United Kingdom, B15 1TH

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Bella Hickman

Address

99 Vauxhall Road
Nechells
Birmingham
B7 4HW
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 01213806173

Email

bella.hickman@wmfs.net

Website

www.wmfs.net