PRJ-1083 NEL CCG Children and Young People's (CYP) Mental Health Service for Tower Hamlets

Children & Young People's Mental Health service description: The service will • Accept referrals for children and young people aged 0 to 25 inclusive where a reasonable description that suggests that the young person may have an emotional wellbeing or mental health difficulty or need. • Accept referrals from young people themselves, families/carers, and a wide range of other sources, using a varied referral process that is easy and streamlined. • Provide counselling and other evidence-based interventions to support young people experiencing difficulties impacting on their mental health and wellbeing including: school, special educational needs and disability, relationships, LGBTQ+ identity, criminal justice, substance misuse, housing, physical and sexual health related issues. • Provide liaison and diversion for young people in the justice system and at risk of offending • Liaison with crisis services Aims of Service: • To provide an accessible, flexible and responsive mental health service to young people in Tower Hamlets with emerging mental health problems • Improve mental health outcomes • Contribute to the prevention of avoidable escalation of mental health needs that requite intervention from specialist services. Key Objectives: • To develop a brand (including a name) which will appeal to young people in Tower Hamlets and position the service as an accessible, flexible and responsive mental health partner to local organisations • To develop and implement an effective, coherent, and exciting programme of interventions, and to monitor and adapt it, in line with feedback • To employ appropriately qualified staff and maintain internal governance and quality systems • To involve young people and their families in the design of service and programmes • To provide focused support for young people who are within or at risk of entering the youth justice system. • To collect and report information about individual treatment outcomes, in line with CYPT IAPT principles and NHSE&I guidelines. Please refer to the draft service specification document for further information on the service. Please note that the PIN is being advertised as a call for competition. The contract is a going to be for 3 year with an option to extend for an additional 2 years. The total contract value is £2,155,000. The Contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2022, with the possible deadline for delivery of the service being 31st March 2027. To participate in the procurement, potential bidders will need to register their organisation on our e-tendering portal (if you are not already registered on e-tendering portal)(https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0325f50e-3e42-ec11-810e-005056b64545) and express their interest by completing the attached Expression of Interest questionnaire. Your expression of interest will be treated as incomplete should you fail to submit a duly completed expression of interest questionnaire. The deadline for the expression of interest is 25/11/2021 (2.00 pm). The expression of interest questionnaire is available @ (https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0325f50e-3e42-ec11-810e-005056b64545). Interested organisations must download the expression of interest questionnaire. Duly completed expression of interest questionnaire must be submitted via messaging facility on this project on procontract. If you have any clarification questions, please submit it via messaging facility on pro-contract Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered. Please also note that the current Service Specification attached is a DRAFT, and should be used as a general guide. The Service Specification is currently being updated and will be circulated following expressions of interest. Additional information: This notice is a call for competition. Interested organisations must inform the contracting authority of their interest in the contract. The contract will be awarded without publication of a further call for competition. In the event that only one organisation expresses an interest and submits a duly completed expression of interest questionnaire, NEL CCG will have the right to enter into a direct negotiation with that organisation to award a contract.