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The Provision of Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Wellbeing Café
Social work and related services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Hertfordshire County Council: "The Provision of Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Wellbeing Café". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Hertfordshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 23 active published awards; 20 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHertfordshire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published3 May 2023, 11:33 BST | Last source update3 May 2023, 11:33 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSocial work and related services | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9 | ||
What is being bought
This is an Award Notice after a Single Tender Action to appoint a provider to deliver Wellbeing Café Service for Children and Young People (CYP) in Hertfordshire as a proof of concept.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
3 May 2023, 11:33 BST - Official notice release published
3 May 2023, 11:33 BST - Buyer information updated
3 May 2023, 11:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThis is an Award Notice following a Single Tender Action to appoint a provider to deliver a Wellbeing Café Service for CYP in Hertfordshire as a proof of concept.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
3 May 2023, 11:33 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £597,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Hertfordshire Mind Network Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts The Provision of Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Wellbeing Café £597,000 · signed 1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Hertfordshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-10801Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThere are significant pressures on the wider CYPMHS (Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service) system, the reasons contributing to this were not ones we could have foreseen, they related to workforce, complexity in presentations, increased referrals, long waits for support in both health and social care and a lack of support for Neurodivergent population. The pressures are observed within both primary and secondary care services, as well as social care and education and we must be responsive and innovative in order to address these issues.
A JSNA (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment) report completed by Public Health (Demand of Mental Health on Local Services) has shown further reasons for the increased Mental Health Demand within services that resonate with our CYPMHS system:
• Too many new referrals for mental health that organisations can cope with.
• Reduced capacity due to staff leaving due to work pressures and difficulties in recruiting.
• Lack of communication and partnership working between agencies.
• Waiting lists for mental health support are too long, so referrals to other services are made to 'bridge the gap'.
• Avoidance of criminal justice routes by using mental health routes, (e.g. CTR and CETRs) has increased demand.
• Schools not meeting children's emotional and additional needs
• Less early intervention help for mental health needs, so people are reaching crisis point before they get support.
• Societal factors such as the Ukraine war and the cost-of-living crisis is having a wider impact on people's mental health.
Demand for specialist services is still increasingly high. There is also a high proportion of CYP (Children and Young People) who are not meeting thresholds for specialist service but would benefit from an early help mental health offer. Ongoing staff recruitment, retention and absence is further exacerbating the pressures. To alleviate this pressure and support CYP at the earliest stage before escalation Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) have looked at providing a pilot service that can support and provide initial help with CYP's Wellbeing at the earliest point in need.
As the money for this Mental Health Service Wellbeing Cafe is non-recurrent funding and HCC have not provided a service such as this before, HCC are looking to pilot the service for 12 months in the first instance. During the 12 months HCC will undertake service review/evaluation, with a view to completing an appropriate procurement process following the review, if the service is meeting the expected outcomes and further funding is available.
This pilot is primarily aimed at CYP with low-level mental health concerns who would benefit most from early help emotional wellbeing support. Increasing provision and access to good, effective 'advice' and/or 'help' for CYP who present with low-level emotional wellbeing concerns (e.g. low mood/depression, anxiety, emotional regulation) could significantly improve their outcomes, support them to stay well, reduce crisis presentations and create a better flow of demand and capacity across the system. |