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title: "Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support Services in Mid and South Essex, North East Essex and West Essex"
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# Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support Services in Mid and South Essex, North East Essex and West Essex

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6dd448be-974b-41c0-aac8-4b85e48006cb

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the commissioning of Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support Services by Attain on behalf of multiple Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across Essex. The titled initiative aims to support mental health services for parents, children, and families and is part of a broader strategy aligned with NHS Long Term Plan ambitions. This direct procurement method, under a single tender action, has an awarded contract value of £244,890. The contract period commenced on 1st January 2022 and is set to conclude by 31st March 2023, with the evaluation phase of the service development ongoing.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focused on health services, mental health support, and community welfare. Companies, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts as they can potentially leverage their local knowledge, connection to communities, and capabilities in delivering support services. Engaging in the evaluation and potential continuation of such essential health services can contribute significantly to business growth in the public sector ecosystem.

## Notice

Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group are commissioning a Peri-natal Mental Health Peer Support Service on behalf of the following Clinical Commissioning Groups: Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group, Basildon & Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group, Castle Point & Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group, Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, Southend Clinical Commissioning Group and West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The Peer Support Service expenditure was agreed by all 7 CCG's and MSE MHDB in 2019 within EPUT's Peri natal mental health business case. Additional expenditure to support the test and learn phase of the service was approved in 2020 when all 7 CCG's received ring- fenced non-recurrent funding for Parents 1st to co-produce the pan Essex PNMH Peer Support Service and to deliver the Test and Learn phase of the service development to which this expenditure pertains. - Parents 1st to deliver the Pan Essex Peer Support service on a Test and Learn basis from January 2021 up to 31st March 2023 and carry out a concurrent evaluation of it's impact. - Model entails one central coordinator (pan Essex) and 5 local part-time peer support coordinators, each linked to one of the 5 localities of the SPNMH service. - Service will deliver direct peer support to recipients of the SPNMH service as well as establishing a Collaborative of services across the county who provide support to parents, children, families and communities. - The evaluation will support the subsequent exploration of different options for the continuation of the service beyond March 2023. - The Peer Support Service is a vital component in supporting the ambitions for expanding perinatal mental health services in line with the NHS LTP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c2f65ed-52df-4f16-998f-1c45133278fd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Dec 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £244,890 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £244,890 |
| 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 | ATTAIN |
| Locality | GRAYS |
| Post town | Romford |
| Postcode | RM17 6SL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH32 Thurrock |
| Local authority | Thurrock |
| Electoral ward | Grays Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Thurrock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PARENTS 1ST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2022 at 13:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c2f65ed-52df-4f16-998f-1c45133278fd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c2f65ed-52df-4f16-998f-1c45133278fd
  12th January 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://parents1st.org.uk/

## Provenance

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