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title: "Early Help Service for Children and Young People"
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# Early Help Service for Children and Young People

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d40d19e6-6ae2-4231-bd0f-b9f50baf4d1a

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## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is currently seeking providers for the "Early Help Service for Children and Young People," a tender focused on delivering targeted mental health and emotional wellbeing support services for young individuals. This procurement falls under the health services category and is based in Leicester, within the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. With the tender period ending on 18th January 2017, interested parties are encouraged to submit their bids through the Bravo portal. The contract is expected to commence on 10th March 2017 and will run until 31st December 2020, employing strategies aimed at early intervention for issues such as low-level mental health concerns and emotional instability.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services, counselling, and therapeutic support. Particularly, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) with relevant experience would be well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, providers can not only expand their service offerings but also contribute to the wellbeing of young people in the community, thereby enhancing their reputation and fostering partnerships with local authorities and other mental health services.

## Notice

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU), on behalf of the Commissioners, West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG and Leicester City CCG, are undertaking a procurement for Early help targeted mental health and emotional wellbeing support service for young people. The CCGs are commissioning a newly specified service from April 2017, which will provide prevention and early intervention support for issues relating to low level mental health needs and emotional wellbeing, such as anxiety, isolation and mild depression, amongst a range of other concerns. The service will include an individual to co-ordinate the service and provide regular reporting against the KPIs and a team of practitioners to be based in localities in existing Local Authority premises within the Early Help intervention teams. Young people will be identified through early help interventions and referred into this new service. The service will deliver counselling, individual support and therapeutic group work, at a greater intensity of intervention than provided by universal family support services. It is expected that the Provider will work in an integrated way with other primary mental health services, and voluntary and community groups will be integral to the provision of the service. Providers are now invited to bid for the service via the Bravo portal https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65715ea7-8c21-468b-9e3c-03edd47ded80 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Mar 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2016 at 16:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65715ea7-8c21-468b-9e3c-03edd47ded80

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65715ea7-8c21-468b-9e3c-03edd47ded80
  19th December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/64a76f87-8c5d-4d1c-bbc0-21554fb26074
  Full advert

## Notice URLs

- https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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