--- title: "Establishing high quality training provision for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-06-13" --- # Establishing high quality training provision for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-03a95d03-9065-466f-a556-0c8086fb1d5c.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is organising a procurement process to establish high-quality training provision for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges. The engagement end date for this tender is 31st March 2022. The buying organisation is the Department for Education, located in London, England. The procurement is in the planning stage, and key milestones include submission deadlines for quality assurance applications on a quarterly basis. The industry category is education and training services, with a focus on developing mental health and wellbeing approaches. This tender presents opportunities for training providers to deliver grant-funded senior mental health lead training to schools and colleges. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete in this procurement. Businesses need to align their training courses with Department for Education quality criteria, ensuring they meet the required standards for delivery. ## Notice The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant of PS1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train a senior mental health lead before the end of the 2023 to 2024 financial year to develop and implement a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. This is part of a government commitment to offer this training to all eligible schools and colleges by 2025. Further information on our offer to schools and colleges can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training. To deliver training that schools and colleges can pay for using senior mental health lead grant funding, you will need to have your training course(s) assessed against DfE quality criteria and learning outcomes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/995681/Learning_outcomes_for_senior_mental_health_leads_in_schools_and_colleges.pdf). You can find further information about training course requirements in the application pack. Courses that meet the required quality criteria following the application process will be published on DfE's list of quality assured courses (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training#providers-of-training) and the course selection tool (https://smhl.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/SelectCourse) for schools and colleges to access. Applying to have your training course quality assured: Training providers wishing to offer grant-funded senior mental health lead training to schools and colleges are invited to submit an application to have their course quality assured. The application process is comprised of 2 stages: * Stage 1 - initial application form: Training providers must submit the stage 1 application form to provide an outline of their course. * Stage 2 - course content review: Training providers that are successful at stage 1 will then be invited to submit a sample of course content and materials, for review against the quality criteria. Your course(s) will be quality assured by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, working on behalf of DfE. Please ensure you submit the stage 1 application form to the Carnegie Centre of Excellence by midnight on the dates provided below. Application submission dates: Applications will be received on a quarterly basis. The next submission deadlines are: * 17 July 2023 * 16 October 2023 * 15 January 2024 For courses that are not successful, feedback will be provided and there will be an option to re-apply in the next application window. Further information about what happens after submitting the stage 1 application form can be found in the training course application pack document (attached below). Below you will find: * Application pack, containing a blank application form and guidance to assist you in completing your application ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 13 Jun 2023 at 12:13 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 3 Apr 2023 at 08:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 27 Oct 2022 at 14:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 27 Oct 2022 at 14:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 5 Jul 2022 at 09:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 5 Apr 2022 at 11:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 15 Sep 2021 at 14:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 - 15 Sep 2021 at 14:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fed4d328-7879-4bc2-8727-63ef178b7503 13th June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/90940138-7270-4e98-96d6-d7eb240faa09 Application Pack - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b16903eb-e770-4351-9b26-10720391d9df FAQs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ecd99cc-4ea8-4497-85b1-fb00920c998c Linked Notice 266497/928702 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/74103d2b-435d-4b76-8c9a-22d87ab53a05 Application Pack - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a8e9da45-361a-4cb9-8a1f-2f6e81269dd7 Application pack - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/614e5e02-6525-4489-8483-6c0deff14006 Application Pack - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f819c3e-937e-46ed-8c8d-d7140d3b0b2e Application Pack ## Notice URLs - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/995681/Learning_outcomes_for_senior_mental_health_leads_in_schools_and_colleges.pdf - https://smhl.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/SelectCourse - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training#providers-of-training ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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