Planning

Emotional Dysregulation in Autism Peer Support Workers

BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

22 May 2024 at 09:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, located in Birmingham, United Kingdom, has issued a planned tender titled "Emotional Dysregulation in Autism Peer Support Workers" in the services category under psychiatric hospital services. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with a total contract value of 148,000 GBP. The collaborative commissioning hub responsible for decision-making aims to award a contract through a provider selection process. The designated time for the 12-month pilot program is set to commence in June 2024 and end in June 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in peer support services targeting young people with Autism experiencing emotional dysregulation. The procurement process, led by the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, seeks providers to deliver psychologically informed peer support to enhance the mental health outcomes of autistic young people. Businesses offering services related to therapeutic interventions, emotional regulation, and community reintegration for young people with mental health challenges would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Title

Emotional Dysregulation in Autism Peer Support Workers

Notice Description

Peer support workers will support young people through transition from Tier 4 to community settings, through specific lived experience of Autism and emotional dysregulation. Specialist peer support workers will be aiming to provide a consistent approach to persistent distress in young people, through peer support service provision, social action and training, facilitating communities to be resilient and skillful.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Phase 1: - Capacity Building: Co-producing the Peer Support model with imROC and international peer support colleagues including those with lived experience. Fundraise to train Peer Support Workers. Phase 2 Plot: Will complete a small-scale pilot with 2 PSW and 12 Young People. Phase 3: Completion of Peer Support Impact Measurement & undertake an Academic Evaluation as well as capturing Benefits Realised and lessons learned for future programme development. The 12-month Pilot will commence in June 2024 and will end June 2025. June 2024 through June 2025 will be the designated time to Go Live and launch the program by holding engagement events with each provider to enable awareness of the program and increase case referral. June 2024 through June 2025 will be the delivery of the program to referred Young People with regular monthly project meetings. May 2025 complete impact report and deliver an Impact Event SERVICE will provide psychologically informed peer support to autistic young people who struggle with their mental health, in the hope that this peer support will provide them with coping skills to be able to better manage their mental health, self-harm or associated mental illness. Peer Support will be delivered through creating a contract with youth mental health services for them to provide us with access to suitable young people in need for us to deliver the peer support to. Model Each young person will be allocated 2 named peer support workers. 1 peer support worker will see each young person 3 times a week with following structure: Visit 1: Relationship building. The PSW will work with the autistic young person to establish rapport and initiate a trusting, reciprocal connection, which will enable improved engagement with the programme's aims. Visit 2: Skills work. The skills work will be around therapeutic interventions such as emotion regulation skills from Low arousal model and Dialectical Behavioural therapy. Sensory integration such as a sensory ladder will be provided and co-produced by each young person and PSW. Visit 3: Reintegration into the Community This involved the young person being supported to engage with the community. An example of this would include finding an education provision, searching for community employability programmes. It can also include going to a community support group for their interests e.g. an LGBT support group or animal therapy group. SERVICE's strong links to the voluntary and community sectors will be vital for this.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04698c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016125-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£148,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Carly Joseph
Contact Email
carly.joseph3@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7929203012

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6NH
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
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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