Tender

Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Wave 12

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Tender

09 May 2024 at 11:37

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has initiated a tender process for the provision of Mental Health Support Team (MHST) services under the title "Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Wave 12" within the health services category. The contract, valued at £6,250,000 GBP, is set to run from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender deadline of June 10, 2024.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses to participate in delivering evidence-based interventions for mental health support in education settings. SMEs with experience in health services provision, staffing, and infrastructure delivery are well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties can register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal. For queries or assistance, they may contact the Helpdesk at 0800 9956035 or support-health@atamis.co.uk.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Wave 12

Notice Description

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are designed to support mental health and wellbeing of children and young people (CYP) in and around schools and colleges. The teams were described in Transforming children and young people's mental health provision: a Green Paper and they are a key element of the ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. This guidance document sets out the process for selecting where within an ICS footprint MHSTs will be placed in 2024/25 and provides you with all you need to know as you work with your partners to establish and deliver your new MHSTs. MHSTs will support children and young people (regardless of home address or GP) who attend any of the schools identified and approved as an MHST-supported school. If a young person is identified outside of the school groups and has a Birmingham address and / or GP, the Service will liaise with FTB regarding a plan for the most appropriate service to meet the YPs needs. This will be reviewed and evidenced in BSOL MHST Steering Group, where any transitional difficulties will be raised and resolutions sought A provider is being sourced for Forward Thinking Birmingham's Mental Health Service Team (MHST) for the provision of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) service for a period of three years. This services will include: * Full operational delivery of a defined amount of MHSTs within Birmingham in line with national roll out plan (e.g. Wave 12 to be operational by January 2025) * Delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) * Successful recruitment and retention of MHST staff, made up of senior clinicians, Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and administrative support as per national staffing model skill mix * Provide supervision to EMHPs and Senior staff in line with Health Education England expectations * Provide adequate infrastructure for staff to be able to deliver the service (e.g. estates / IT / other corporate support functions) * Work with children and young people, families, school staff and leaders, key system partners and FTB to improve mental health provisions in schools Mental Health Support Teams are intended to deliver three core functions: 1. Deliver evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs. 2. Support senior mental health leads in education settings to develop and introduce their whole-school or whole-college approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing. 3. Provide timely advice to staff and liaise with external specialist services so that children and young people can get the right support and remain in education Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bad9be2a-5c2f-4eb6-a6aa-496ece8153ea
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47b9be46-1784-49d3-813b-d69612964fb1
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 2-3 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
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Elizabeth Ratcliffe
Contact Email
elizabeth.ratcliffe2@uhb.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1NU
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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