Notice Information
Notice Title
LGBT Health and Social Care Fund
Notice Description
Please note this is a grant and the scope is for England only. We are seeking to fund up to PS1,000,000 of projects aimed at tackling LGBT health inequality. The Fund is in response to evidence that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans individuals not only have poorer health when compared to the wider population, but also report poorer interaction with health services. GEO commissioned the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to synthesise evidence on inequalities experienced by lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender groups in the UK. One section of the report focuses explicitly on health inequalities. It also draws on research published by Public Health England (PHE) on the health inequalities faced by men who have sex with men. The research by NIESR found that: * There is evidence of inequalities in health outcomes, with LGB people's general health worse than that of heterosexual people. * Higher rates of mental health problems amongst LGB people, compared with heterosexual people. Mental health problems included attempted suicide, self-harm, anxiety and depression, but extended to probably psychosis, obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) and phobias. Mental health services were most often perceived to be discriminatory by LGB people. * Other than in respect of HIV and men's sexual health, LGB&T people's experience of health provision is less good compared with heterosexual people's and cisgender people's experiences and also, where needs differ between LGBT and other people, there are gaps in NHS staff's knowledge and provision. * Evidence suggests that the sexual health of lesbians and bisexual women is neglected, both in terms of prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and of sexual fulfilment. * Dissatisfaction with health services is higher amongst LGB people than heterosexual people. The National LGBT Survey (of 108,000 respondents) found that large numbers of LGBT respondents had difficulty accessing healthcare services and especially gender identity clinics. It also showed many respondents had experienced inappropriate questioning and curiosity relating to their sexual orientation or gender identity from healthcare staff, and that some respondents felt their specific needs were ignored or not taken into account when accessing healthcare. In light of the strong evidence base on the health inequalities experienced by LGBT people, the Government will fund projects to reduce these health inequalities. We are not specifying what area of LGBT health inequality should be tackled by the fund. Projects could consider issues that affect the whole LGBT population, such as reducing suicide or self-harm; or be aimed at specific sub-sets of the LGBT population, such as improving the health of lesbian and bisexual women. Projects could also focus on improving the skills or knowledge of the health or social care workforce, such as working with older LGBT people specifically (proposals are not limited to these areas). Additional information: Applications should state: * what health inequality you would like to address and why * why your intervention is needed, what it will look like and why it will address the relevant health inequalities * which groups your intervention will be targeted at and why * what impact or outcome your intervention is seeking to achieve and why * how baseline data and an appropriate control group might be collected to assess any changes resulting from your intervention Applications will be assessed and prioritised according to the extent to which they meet the assessment criteria described in the Invitation to Bid. Please see the "Invitation to Bid" for further information. This work was announced in the LGBT Action Plan published in July 2018, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lgbt-action-plan-2018-improving-the-lives-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people. In July 2018, GEO also launched the results of our National LGBT Survey, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report. Applications are being accepted via email only to LGBTgrants.applications@geo.gov.uk, using the application form in the "Invitation to Bid" document. If you have difficulties with this form, or have other questions about this tender, please contact us at LGBTgrants.Questions@geo.gov.uk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4baa7ba9-4e2b-466e-a9c5-ee688b78393c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d666489-5e12-479a-b461-c1c5337b683f
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Nov 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Dec 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GOVERNMENT EQUALITIES OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lgbtgrants.questions@geo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d666489-5e12-479a-b461-c1c5337b683f
12th November 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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