--- title: "Mental Health Employment Advisors co-located in Job Centres" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2022-07-07" --- # Mental Health Employment Advisors co-located in Job Centres Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9cd6c39d-3c88-43a8-905f-f0a59e3473ae.json) ## Summary Cornwall Council is currently seeking bids for the tender titled "Mental Health Employment Advisors co-located in Job Centres," which focuses on health and social work services. This procurement process is in the open stage, with the tender period ending on 8th August 2022. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st October 2022 and will run until 30th September 2025. The total estimated value of this project is £434,885, with service delivery required across eleven job centres in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in mental health support and social services, particularly those experienced in assisting individuals with mental health challenges to gain employment. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract, as it aims to address the pressing needs arising from economic pressures and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. By participating in this project, successful bidders will contribute to enhancing community wellbeing while potentially expanding their service offerings and market reach in the public sector. ## Notice Poor mental health and wellbeing continues to be a considerable disease burden worldwide (1), which represents a significant cost to society and healthcare systems. Improving population mental health and wellbeing is a public health priority across England because it costs society over PS105 billion a year (pre the COVID-19 pandemic) (2). The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted local communities and exacerbated symptoms among those with an existing mental health condition, as well as increasing the number of people with self-reported depression (4). The pandemic has intensified existing mental health inequalities (5) and created socio-economic uncertainty and insecurity (6), which will be made worse by the rise in cost of living. There is a long history of unemployment having an adverse impact on health with a reduction in psychological wellbeing and greater incidence of anxiety, depression, poor mental health and risk of suicide (10-12). Whilst poor mental health and wellbeing can be a predictor for unemployment (13), spells of unemployment have been found to predict reduced quality of life and life satisfaction after the age of 50 (14). There is a need for funders and mental health systems to support policies and practices that address long-term unemployment and its impact on mental health and wellbeing (11). The NHS Kernow adult mental health strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly supports the adoption of the prevention concordat for better mental health. Improving population wellbeing through targeting the wider determinants of health such as employment and health inequalities is a core component of the strategy. Since 2018, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) grant funded Mental Health Employment Advisors (MHEA) being co-located in eleven job centres across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to support individuals with their mental health and wellbeing and help them back into employment. With additional funding from Public Health, this service comes to an end on the 30th September 2022. This service has been delivered by Pentreath, a charity formed in 1991 to provide support and guidance to people experiencing and recovering from mental ill health across Cornwall (24). The intervention targets adults aged 16+ years who accessed a job centre and self-declared that their mental health acted as a barrier to accessing appropriate employment. The intervention includes supporting people over a 2-4 month period, which includes an initial assessment to identify their mental health needs, ability to work and then identify a personalised action plan to help them back into employment and improve their mental health and wellbeing. With the service coming to an end in September 2022, there is a need to address the ongoing economic pressures and rising living costs on society. This new contract specification covers the commissioning of the MHEA project co-located in eleven job centres across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well as the Devonport Additional information: The full response can be found in the main tender documents available through Supplying The SouthWest ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ce267bc-306e-43a5-9d09-ff6a23c7b933 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | 8 Aug 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £434,885 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL | | Locality | TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2022 at 13:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ce267bc-306e-43a5-9d09-ff6a23c7b933 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ce267bc-306e-43a5-9d09-ff6a23c7b933 7th July 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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