Notice Information
Notice Title
NELFT Peer Support Service
Notice Description
NELFT invite local voluntary and community organisations to apply for a contract to recruit and provide culturally-informed and community-connected Peer Support Workers to join our Mental Health and Wellness Teams (MHWT) in Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. Our MHWT provide specialist support for adults (18+) with moderate to serious mental health challenges, using multi-disciplinary teams to assess needs and develop plans that promote wellbeing and independence. Peer Support Workers build recovery-focused, therapeutic relationships, using their own lived experience to inspire hope and empower service users. They support care planning, hold caseloads, connect individuals with community resources, promote holistic wellbeing, and help service users navigate practical and social opportunities, while maintaining resilience and safely sharing their own experiences. The programme will run for three years with ongoing evaluation and co-production, aiming to build a leading person-centred mental health service. Targeted Focus and Innovation We have identified gaps through data and lived experiences showing some groups face poorer access and outcomes. The new Peer Support model will focus on these underserved demographics, working alongside local voluntary and community organisations to reduce inequalities and strengthen inclusion. These areas for improvement include, but are not limited to: * Increase awareness of the full range of available mental health services beyond anxiety and depression. * Provide longer-duration support with timely access and structured follow-up. * Deliver culturally competent care with PSWs matched to service users' backgrounds. * Ensure equitable access by addressing structural barriers, promoting clear complaint processes, and improving language diversity and support. * Design culturally relevant sessions incorporating mentorship and faith/community-informed approaches. * Support engagement by addressing isolation and the effects of generational trauma. * Provide culturally appropriate group and 1:1 interventions, connected to wider community resources. Providers are expected to propose innovative approaches and service improvements informed by specialist knowledge, experience working with local communities and feedback from service users, carers, and community partners. Peer Support Delivery Expectations Group Provision * Deliver culturally informed, co-designed sessions * Incorporate cultural elements (music, movement, cooking) * Target groups by demographic for cultural safety (e.g., younger/older Black men, South Asian women) * Facilitate links to wider community resources * Prioritise community-based delivery 1:1 Provision * Offer flexible, trust-building individual sessions * Match PSWs and service users by lived experience or culture * Help navigate services and prepare individuals for group/community participation * Use sharing of lived experience to promote recovery, reduce stigma, and model hope
Planning Information
This pre-procurement exercise will allow NELFT to engage directly and collaboratively with potential providers to: • Aid with procurement process design. • Determine the level of provider interest. • Help enable providers to participate in the process. • Inform development of service specification/s and collaborative service delivery options. • Help shape the commissioning and contracting process. Initial Market Briefing Event This session will be held in person and is limited to two attendees per supplier. Event Details: Date: Friday, 12th December 2025 • Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM • Venue: West Wing, CEME Innovation Centre, Marsh Way, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8GQ Submit expression of interest via Atamis portal (Reference is C402943) Link - https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000oIF7GIAW&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e5cb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075792-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £221,288 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Nov 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Dec 20253 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Dola Kolawole
- Contact Email
- procurement@nelft.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ESSEX
- Postcode
- RM13 8GQ
- Post Town
- Romford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
- Delivery Location
- TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering, TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
-
- Local Authority
- Havering
- Electoral Ward
- Rainham & Wennington
- Westminster Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075792-2025
20th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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