--- title: "Armed Forces Community Social Prescribing (AFC SPLW)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2023-10-10" --- # Armed Forces Community Social Prescribing (AFC SPLW) Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab548d31-6e82-4fb1-bf4f-8b5033ecf75f.json) ## Summary The Cornwall Council has published a tender titled "Armed Forces Community Social Prescribing (AFC SPLW)" in the health and social work services category. The procurement method is an open procedure with a value of £270,000. The tender period ends on November 9, 2023, with a contract period starting on January 1, 2024, until December 31, 2026. This opportunity is located in England and aims to support the specific health and wellbeing needs of the Armed Forces Community through social prescribing. This tender by Cornwall Council presents an opportunity for service providers specialised in health and social work services to engage in supporting the AFC. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this procurement. Businesses interested in addressing barriers to seeking help and support for ex-service personnel, including alcohol misuse, PTSD, and mental health disorders, would find this tender suitable for growth and expanding their service offerings. ## Notice Most personnel who join the military leave with no underlying issues and go on to further employment or retirement and what could be considered a healthy normal life. However, the type, intensity and duration of service, along with the transition from fulltime military to civilian life, has a negative effect on veterans' wellbeing. The AFC have specific health and wellbeing needs based on its demographics, activities, and occupations, which includes ex-service personnel being more likely to present with complex healthcare needs in comparison with the UK general population. This may include, but are not limited to, alcohol misuse, PTSD, common mental health disorders and many face ongoing loneliness and social isolation. AFC specific social prescribing aims to support this population, which includes addressing barriers to seeking help and support such as stigma, where around 60% of military personnel with mental health issues do not seek help. Members of the AFC can face a number of barriers to care, which includes a reluctance of ex-service personnel to approach civilian services with a perception that civilian service providers have little understanding of military life. This can have an impact upon their help seeking behaviour and ability to access the support they need. Consequently, they prefer to talk to individuals and organisations who specialise in supporting the AFC, since they believe their needs will be better understood, e.g., veteran specific interventions have a positive impact upon overall wellbeing. Other social prescribing schemes have been found to result in improvements in reducing pressures on statutory services and improvements across a range of health domains including mental wellbeing. However, there is a clear need to improve outcome measurement across current and future social prescribing schemes. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f6e533e-043b-4ea6-b141-8af1ff5ea873 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £270,000 | | 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 | 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 - 10 Oct 2023 at 11:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f6e533e-043b-4ea6-b141-8af1ff5ea873 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f6e533e-043b-4ea6-b141-8af1ff5ea873 10th October 2023 - 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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