Tender

Breathing Space Mental Health Access Mechanism (England) Grant Funding

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

04 Mar 2021 at 14:50

Tender Notice
Planning

03 Feb 2021 at 12:13

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

03 Feb 2021 at 09:49

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Money and Pensions Service is currently holding a tender for the "Breathing Space Mental Health Access Mechanism (England) Grant Funding," aimed at supporting specialist debt advice providers. This initiative falls within the social services category and is located in London, England. The tender process is currently active, with a submission deadline set for 18th March 2021. The grant will be awarded based on proposals that meet the requirement to assist customers experiencing a mental health crisis and will run from 2nd April 2021 until 31st March 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that offer specialised debt advice or mental health support services. Companies with expertise in mental health interventions, financial counselling, or social service delivery would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, organisations registered on the MaPS eSourcing portal, particularly those with a valid DUNS number, are encouraged to apply as they align with the objectives of providing timely and impactful support to vulnerable individuals experiencing financial crises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Breathing Space Mental Health Access Mechanism (England) Grant Funding

Notice Description

The Money and Pensions Service is inviting applications from specialist debt advice providers to support customers receiving mental health crisis treatment in England who are referred for a Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space. The grant recipient will ensure that referrals made by approved mental health professionals are dealt with in a timely way so that eligible customers gain the protections offered by Breathing Space for the duration of their mental health crisis treatment. Where feasible, MaPS would also like the grant recipient to provide these customers with specialist debt advice after their crisis treatment. As this is a new project, the provider will work with MaPS to co-design the offer, identifying ways to enhance efficiency and effectiveness and supporting MaPS with its evaluation of the project. Additional information: Please note that this opportunity is for Grant Funding and not for a Service Contract. TO BID FOR THIS FUNDING 1.Interested organisations must be registered as a 'Supplier' on the MaPS eSourcing portal (JAGGAER) to participate: If you have not already done so, please use the following link: https://maps.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html 2.To register, you must have a valid DUNS number (provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a grant agreement if invited to do so. 3.If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact D&B UK directly on 0870 243 2344 (option 3), or online at: http://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp. 4.Once registered on the portal, your organisation will be able to access the MaPS documents for this project in the 'Live Tenders' Section within the 'Jagger Portal'. 5. Please email carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk should you require further assistance; and using "21-21G" in the subject title. 6. Please note all further communications including the submission of your online bid will be via the Jaggaer portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdaed6a1-06fa-4b55-bfec-26b5ec2c44f8
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
9 Feb 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 6-12 months
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
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
Contact Name
Carol Hilaire
Contact Email
carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1N 2TD
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
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
Camden
Electoral Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

Notice Documents

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