--- title: "Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health Training" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2018-11-21" --- # Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health Training Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c3f3b9e6-703f-4aa3-ba36-f4f20baa7488.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health Training," aimed at enhancing mental health training within educational institutions. This initiative, classified under the "Education and training services" industry category, is designed to create a high-quality training package for Designated Senior Leads in schools and colleges, focusing on early intervention strategies and the promotion of mental well-being in students. Interested organisations must provide written feedback on the proposed scope of the training by 7 December 2018 to the contact point, which includes Caroline Prudames and Elizabeth Potts via email. Training is expected to commence in January 2020. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those with expertise in children's mental health strategies, educational methodologies, or those adept at fostering collaboration between educational and mental health services. Companies capable of delivering training programmes and workshops in the context of whole-school approaches to mental health are encouraged to participate. Given the emphasis on evidence-based training and the involvement of various stakeholders in the educational and health sectors, businesses that demonstrate innovative training delivery mechanisms or have proven experience in similar projects will be well-positioned to compete successfully. ## Notice The Department for Education is exploring the different training content and delivery mechanisms needed to produce a high quality, evidence-based training package that will be made available to the Designated Senior Leads for mental health in schools and colleges. The Government's recent Green Paper, Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision focuses on earlier intervention and prevention, with the aim of ensuring children and young people showing early signs of distress are always able to access the right help, in the right setting, when they need it. The Green Paper recognises the vital role that schools and colleges play in identifying mental health needs at an early stage, referring young people to specialist support, and working jointly with others to support young people experiencing problems. The Green Paper also recognises the potential benefits to schools of having a Designated Senior Lead for mental health, including through the promotion of whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing, and the forging of more effective links with existing mental health services. The planned Designated Senior Lead for mental health training supports the delivery of the Green Paper and builds on the role many schools and colleges already play, by incentivising every school and college to identify and train a Designated Senior Lead for mental health. The Designated Senior Lead's role would be to formulate and oversee their institution's approach to mental health and wellbeing. To be effective in this role the individual will require knowledge of local mental health and wellbeing-focussed services, an understanding of how pupils can experience poor mental health, and how to identify and support those who are at risk through a range of approaches and policies across the school. Organisations that are interested in this opportunity are invited to provide written feedback on the attached briefing document by 07 December 2018. This is an opportunity for potential suppliers to learn about the proposed scope of the training and delivery model options. Potential suppliers' feedback will further inform our requirements prior to holding a face to face event early next year. Potential suppliers with a strong understanding of positive approaches to children and young people's mental health, particularly in the context of the whole school, are encouraged to attend. Similarly, organisations with an understanding of how schools/colleges can strategically lead and improve provisions around mental health, and those with experience of facilitating joint working between health and education services, may be interested in providing written feedback. The DfE is not committing to undertake any formal commissioning activity resulting from this notice although we may use the information gathered via this process to support any future commercial activity. Additional information: Timescales Potential suppliers expressing an interest in this work would need to be able to mobilise their provision with the intention of delivering training from January 2020. How to express an interest in this opportunity If you would like to provide written feedback please email your responses to the questions in the attached briefing document to DSL.MH@education.gov.uk by Friday 07 December. Please indicate in the subject box 'Designated Senior Lead for mental health Market Feedback'. Please note that this PIN is not a call to competition and the DfE is not bound to enter into any procurement activity because of it. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50b9ab7f-eead-4260-80c6-f64ae1f72ce6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Dec 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 Nov 2018 at 10:29 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50b9ab7f-eead-4260-80c6-f64ae1f72ce6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50b9ab7f-eead-4260-80c6-f64ae1f72ce6 21st November 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e1e5293f-f896-4cf5-a5e9-1f38c14c1e83 Briefing and questionnaire document - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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