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title: "Mental Health Awareness Training in Secondary Schools"
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# Mental Health Awareness Training in Secondary Schools

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4085502-f904-4e79-8118-44da3b2674b0

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Mental Health Awareness Training in Secondary Schools" was initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care, based in London, England. This tender falls under the education and training services industry category and is currently in the award stage. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a total contract value of £265,000. The tender period concluded on 14th February 2019, and the contract period runs from 31st March 2019 to 31st March 2020, aiming to provide mental health training to staff in 1,000 secondary schools across England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those offering training and educational services, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing. Companies that specialise in mental health awareness, educational training, or those experienced in working with educational institutions would be particularly well-suited to compete. The initiative not only aims to enhance staff competence in identifying and managing mental health issues among students but also supports a broader objective of reducing stigma surrounding mental health within schools.

## Notice

The mental health awareness training should equip members of staff with the skills and information to spot early signs of mental health conditions, so that they are able to have an open discussion with children and young people and point them to relevant the mental health support they need. The purpose of this mental health awareness training is to reduce stigma by shifting negative attitudes about mental health to enable early detection of mental health conditions. Previous years of the programme have delivered training to a member of staff in 2,000 secondary schools in England. In the first two years of the programme 2000 members of staff in 2000 schools will have bee participated in a youth mental health awareness one day course delivered by Mental Health First Aid. The key output for the third is to deliver appropriate mental health awareness training to one member of staff in the remaining 1000 secondary schools between April 2019 and March 2020. Appropriate mental health awareness training should teach participants to: * Spot the early signs of a mental health problem * Feel confident helping someone experiencing a problem * Provide help on a first aid basis * Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others * Help stop a mental illness from getting worse * Help someone to recover faster * Guide someone towards the right support * Reduce the stigma of mental health issues * Improve resilience and about preventative mental health * Build a mentally healthy school/workplace/community

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06b5ca55-436e-4337-be8d-826a30a56472 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 1 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £265,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,835 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ANNA FREUD CENTRE |

## 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

- 16 Apr 2019 at 08:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06b5ca55-436e-4337-be8d-826a30a56472

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06b5ca55-436e-4337-be8d-826a30a56472
  16th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8b659e90-e920-4fa2-8666-29e5f2e86173
  n/a

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