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title: "Improving the Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Staffordshire"
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# Improving the Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Staffordshire

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-83c17eee-f85a-465a-a1e2-356c5db9fdb1

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract "Improving the Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Staffordshire" is led by Staffordshire County Council. The industry category is social work and related services. The procurement method is selective, using a Competitive Dialogue process. The contract value is £5,200,000 GBP, with a tender deadline of November 13, 2019, and a contract period from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the social work and related services sector that cater to children and young people aged 5-18 with mild to moderate mental health needs. Suppliers should be prepared for a competitive bidding process, including stages of Selection Questionnaire submission, Dialogue Participation Invitation, and Final Bid Submission. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to engage in this procurement opportunity.

## Notice

Staffordshire's County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups have a shared vision for the development of emotional health and wellbeing services for children and young people in Staffordshire. This is based on the principles of Thrive and gives emphasis to a preventative, early intervention approach. The vision is ambitious and aims to deliver an accessible and responsive service to the children and young people of our county. Staffordshire covers a large geographical area and is divided into the eight (8) districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth. Service aims are: * To promote positive emotional health and wellbeing, whilst offering a self-help and face to face support system to those who require it; * To enable children and young people to access services at a time and level they feel is appropriate for them; * Build resilience in individuals, peer groups, family units and communities; * To be inclusive of the Looked After Children and Care Leaver cohort within Staffordshire; * Reduce the prevalence of escalating emotional health and wellbeing issues for children and young people, through prevention and early intervention; * To work collaboratively with professionals, families and services utilising local/place-based arrangements to ensure a child centred approach to support is a reality, not an aspiration. The Service will offer a flexible approach to meeting the needs of Children and Young People (CYP) aged 5-18, who have mild to moderate mental health needs. The offer will be one that is made up of following; * Preventative Work o Low level information, advice and guidance o Peer support o Raising awareness of emotional health and wellbeing issues within communities, families, peer groups and with individuals o Tackling the stigma around mental and emotional health o Promotion of new, future emotional health and wellbeing services whilst utilising existing statutory services that support CYP and families in a variety of ways. o Effective work with stakeholders to ensure cohesive services * Self-Help via Digital Support o Support for young people o Self-referral service o Online counselling. * Direct Support o Therapeutic offer o Wide range of therapies o Group support o 1:1 support o Peer support The tender will be procured via a Competitive Dialogue tender process. This will be a three-stage process: - 1. Submission of Selection Questionnaire 2. Invitation to Participate in Dialogue 3. Invitation to Submit Final Bid - Invitation to tender Suppliers should register on the Proactis e-tendering system: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com and then select this tender opportunity to view and return tender documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ead65ad4-54ce-452f-8101-96c29c0186f3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,898,253 |
| 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 | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 27 Mar 2024 at 10:40 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ead65ad4-54ce-452f-8101-96c29c0186f3
- 6 Feb 2020 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ead65ad4-54ce-452f-8101-96c29c0186f3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ead65ad4-54ce-452f-8101-96c29c0186f3
  27th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

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