SEL ICB (Bexley) Health & Wellbeing Coaching and Community Health & Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs) with Social Prescribing Service Specification

There are approximately 26,000 people living in Bexley who have 3 or more long term conditions. North Bexley is the most culturally and economically diverse part of the borough, with 15,995 residents living in the lowest 20% deprivation decile - this is 15% of the North Bexley population. In the other parts of the borough, the number of residents living in the lowest 20% deprivation decile is 2,774, which is 2% of that population. People living in the most deprived 20% of Bexley have a shorter life expectancy than those living in the least deprived 20%. For females, the gap is 2.2 years, and for males the gap is 5.2 years.

Bexley Place seeks an established provider of voluntary services based in the London Borough of Bexley, with a proven track record in currently delivering social prescribing and peer support services. The provider must be an existing key partner of the integrated neighbourhood teams' development in the London Borough of Bexley.

The provider must be able to mobilise within 3 months of the contract award.

The provider will be expected to work closely with SEL Integrated Care Board (Bexley Place) to mobilise, deliver and evaluate the service model. The Commissioner may request that the provider modifies the delivery of the service if the findings from the evaluation or resident feedback gives just reason.

The commissioner is seeking to achieve, via this procurement, a service and provider that is committed to supporting the development of neighbourhood models of healthcare.

The 10-Year Health Plan mandates neighbourhood models of healthcare and these are currently being developed across England. In Bexley, by 2026, the borough will have in place three neighbourhoods each with a new integrated neighbourhood team.