Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Link Worker and Wellbeing Practitioner
Notice Description
The aim of the Service / Contract is to deliver appropriate support to adults residing in West Lothian that have moderate mental health problems. Individuals will be supported to identify personal outcomes and priorities and will be provided with specialist advice on a range of issues; this may involve signposting to other social or clinical services. By providing such a service in West Lothian, it is anticipated that there will be a reduction in the number of contacts that an individual has with their GP, or that the service will act as an alternative to the individual seeking support from their GP. The Service will be delivered from the Community Wellbeing Hubs (located in Bathgate and Livingston), and in West Lothian GP Practices if appropriate. The Community Link Worker and Wellbeing Practitioner Service will operate on a Monday to Friday schedule between the hours of 9am and 5pm. Some flexibility on the Provider's part is expected given the nature of the service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Service aims to further develop and expand pathways within West Lothian for people with moderate mental health problems, which focus on early intervention and prevention. Services within the Hubs will be delivered through a partnership between Primary and Secondary Care Practitioners and the Third Sector to ensure that people receive appropriate support when they need it. The focus will be on ensuring that people have access to meaningful and effective community supports as an alternative to seeing their GP which may reduce the likelihood of future inappropriate or unavoidable admission to hospital. The aims of the Service are: To deliver a Community Link Worker Service within the Community Wellbeing Hubs in West Lothian working in partnership with a range of colleagues. To deliver a Wellbeing Service within the Hubs. Mindfulness, Yoga, Tai Chi (and other holistic therapeutic practice as agreed) should be used to assist people in managing their symptoms and improve their wellbeing. To assist people with moderate mental health problems to access a range of community supports at an early opportunity to promote recovery as far as possible. To involve people in support planning to ensure that they are at the centre of decisions that affect them within a safe space. To reduce the number of GP contacts / consultations by people with moderate mental health problems. To enhance the range of community supports available to people moderate mental health problems. Additional information: There will be no price evaluation for this tender, and bidders will not be required to complete any pricing schedule.
Renewal: The contract period is 24th June 2023 to 23rd June 2024. However, subject to satisfactory operation and performance, West Lothian Council will have the option to extend for up to a further 12 month period. Any period of extension will be at the discretion of the council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03b6e0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019781-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £922,014 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £922,014 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jul 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Apr 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jul 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Contract will be for a 12 month period with the option to extend by a period of up to 12 months.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- West Lothian Council
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVINGSTON
- Postcode
- EH54 6FF
- Postcode Area
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM14 West Lothian
- Delivery Location
- TLM78 West Lothian
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- Local Authority
- West Lothian
- Electoral Ward
- Livingston South
- Westminster Constituency
- Livingston
Further Information
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