Somerset CCG - Improving Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing in Schools Service

Money has been made available by NHS England for the development of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This includes the intention to support schools and colleges by building on existing links with Education.

The service for Improving Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing in Schools will be aligned with the priorities in Somerset’s Transformation Plan for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing (www.somersetccg.nhs.uk/about-us/how-we-do-things/cypcommissioning/), particularly the objective to “promote good mental health, build resilience and identify and address emerging mental health difficulties early on.” The service will be based on the ethos of being ‘children and young-person led’ with the role of the provider being to facilitate children and young-person led projects within schools across Somerset. It is expected that the service will encompass some training, resilience building programmes and initiatives to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health conditions.

Using the children and young-person led approach; it is planned that these projects will be delivered peer to peer in addition to support for parents and teaching staff. Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to Express Interest through the Commissioner’s In-Tend e-procurement system, upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation.

The link is as follows: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home The deadline for submissions of the tender will be 25/10/2016. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted except in exceptional circumstances.

The total budget available is £293,096 per annum inclusive of VAT and contract term is set for 36 months with an option to extension for up to a further 24 months at the commissioner’s discretion. The total contract value for the three year contract is £879,288 and the maximum value is £1,465,480 if the extension options are adopted.