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title: "NCS Train the Trainer - Mental Health Training"
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# NCS Train the Trainer - Mental Health Training

Buyer: NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4f513649-eb17-4978-968e-21ce7f7bc565

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## Summary

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is seeking a supplier for the "NCS Train the Trainer - Mental Health Training" project, aimed at enhancing the mental health support provided by its workforce to young people. This training, classified under personnel-training services, will be delivered across the United Kingdom using a train-the-trainer model. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 17 December 2018. The contract duration is set for two years, commencing on 1 January 2019, with a total contract value of £100,000 and a minimum value of £60,000. Interested parties can access further details through the NCS supplier portal.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health training and educational services. Companies with the capacity to deliver nationwide training and those with expertise in mental health issues will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The chosen supplier will have the chance to build a long-term relationship with NCS, helping to develop a workforce skilled in addressing mental health conversations, thereby contributing to the well-being of young individuals within their programmes.

## Notice

National Citizen Service Trust ('NCS Trust') is appointed the supplier to provide mental health training to the National Citizen Service Trust workforce. This training will better prepare and equip our workforce to provide more robust support, around mental health, to young people on our programmes. This training needs to be delivered nationally. The training will be face to face training using the train the trainer model. The appointed supplier will be training trainers in our network to deliver mental health training to our workforce that meets set criteria. NCS Trust is looking to award a one (1) year contract with a possibility to extend for a further one (1) year (1+1) by an agreement by both parties. The main objectives of this contract are to establish a workforce that is competent and confident in having conversations about mental health with young people, which are based on a good knowledge of common mental health/wellbeing issues that young people experience and current best practice. To provide the workforce with tools and methods they can apply in practice. To establish a workforce that understands their responsibilities, including the limits of their competence and their role. We need a train the trainer course that can be rolled out across the UK. This will mean that the provider we choose needs to be capable of sending their instructors to various parts of the UK to deliver the train the trainer training. Additional information: All documents can be found on NCS' supplier portal under ITT_41 Train the Trainer - Mental Health Training. Please express an interest to access the documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c4b82ae-15f7-443c-b83e-b4595abf793d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Other - under OJEU tender |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Dec 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2019 - 10 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W14 8DG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Avonmore |
| Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YOUNG MINDS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80561000 - Health training services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2019 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c4b82ae-15f7-443c-b83e-b4595abf793d
- 3 Dec 2018 at 11:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/082c4044-c386-4e4d-b041-f8b406f28275

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c4b82ae-15f7-443c-b83e-b4595abf793d
  16th October 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/082c4044-c386-4e4d-b041-f8b406f28275
  3rd December 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

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