--- title: "Medway Mental Health Peer Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MEDWAY COUNCIL" published: "2019-01-15" --- # Medway Mental Health Peer Support Service Buyer: MEDWAY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9edc0737-a1b6-4f87-b3ab-403d3abed174.json) ## Summary Medway Council, located in Chatham, England, is currently seeking tenders for the "Medway Mental Health Peer Support Service." This procurement falls within the health and social work services category, with an estimated contract value of £220,000. The tender process is at the active stage, with submissions due by 18 February 2019. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1 June 2019 and will run until 31 May 2024. The procurement follows an open procedure, allowing for a wide array of submissions. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, community support, and peer-driven initiatives. Companies that focus on providing innovative recovery solutions, psychoeducation, and wellbeing programmes would be particularly well-suited to compete. The collaboration with various local health services and voluntary community sectors underscores the potential for partnerships that can enhance service delivery and community impact, making this an attractive prospect for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs). ## Notice Medway Council and NHS Medway Clinical Commissioning Group are seeking to procure a high quality, effective and outcome focused Mental Health Peer Support Service and invites tenders from suitably qualified providers for the provision of the service as detailed in the Specification of Requirement, in accordance with the tender instructions and the Council's Terms and Conditions of Contract. The service aims to support people with lived experience of mental illness through interventions such as: peer facilitated psychoeducation, recovery coaching, activity groups, and wellbeing groups. The service will also support service users' carers, to co-produce a person centred and outcome focused support programme. The key aims and objectives of the service; * To create a mutually respectful community of peers supporting each other * Through partnership working and collaborating with other peer groups, increase the choice of peer support groups available in different locations * Build peer support on shared personal experience and empathy, focusing on strengths not weaknesses, with the goal of achieving wellbeing and recovery * Help people identify personal goals and ambitions * Create a fun, positive and safe environment for learning and exploring recovery * Give people the confidence and support to access opportunities and resources available to them The successful provider will be expected to work closely with Medway Wellbeing Navigation Service, the Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) 'Better Together' Consortium, GP services, Clinical and Social Care services to ensure that parity of esteem is achieved between physical health and mental health. Additional information: Tender documents are accessible via the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/). Interested bidders not previously registered on the Kent Business Portal would need to register and create an account for their organisation. Registration is free. All communication relating to this tender opportunity should be channelled through the 'Message' function on the Kent Business Portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e6dc5b0-c085-40e1-a6c2-91889614c8bc | | 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 | 15 Jan 2019 | | Submission deadline | 18 Feb 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2019 - 31 May 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £220,000 | | 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 | MEDWAY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHATHAM | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME4 4TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ41 Medway | | Local authority | Medway | | Electoral ward | Chatham Central & Brompton | | Westminster constituency | Rochester and Strood | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Jan 2019 at 14:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e6dc5b0-c085-40e1-a6c2-91889614c8bc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e6dc5b0-c085-40e1-a6c2-91889614c8bc 15th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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