--- title: "Senior Leads for Mental Health Training Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2019-07-09" --- # Senior Leads for Mental Health Training Programme Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e8b14d44-69b1-4b26-9a6e-c394f4f0ddad.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking a supplier or consortium to deliver a Senior Mental Health Leads training programme aimed at supporting mental health initiatives in state-funded schools and colleges across England. The procurement falls under the category of Education and Training Services and has an estimated value of £30 million. The tender period is scheduled to close on 13th September 2019, with the contract commencing on 6th January 2020 and lasting until 31st July 2024, subject to potential extensions at the Department's discretion. This procurement process is being carried out under a Light Touch Regime, indicating a restricted approach to selection. This training programme presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in mental health, education, or training services, particularly those that offer innovative solutions to improving mental health outcomes for children and young people. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations would be well-suited to compete, as the programme aims to create effective support structures within educational settings. Businesses with expertise in developing training materials and conducting training initiatives are encouraged to consider this tender to expand their portfolio and contribute to vital mental health support in educational establishments. ## Notice The Department for Education are seeking a supplier, or consortium of suppliers to deliver a national Senior Mental Health Leads training programme. This involves the development and subsequent delivery of a training programme across all state- funded schools and colleges in England to be delivered over a period from January 2020 up to July 2024 (subject to contract extension periods being taken up at the Department's discretion). The training will support education settings to make existing senior mental health lead roles effective, and incentivise education settings without a lead to establish such a role. The national roll out of this training is part of proposals to improve mental health provision for children and young people outlined in the mental health Green Paper 'Transforming children and young people's mental health provision' published in December 2017. The training will support the mental health of children and young people, by providing the opportunity for schools and colleges to equip a member of staff with the knowledge and skills to implement effective processes for ensuring pupils and students with mental health problems receive appropriate support, and to promote positive mental health within the setting so that it becomes a key part of how education settings operate. The senior mental health lead is not a mandated role, rather, education settings may choose whether and how to embed the role, for instance, creating a new role or integrating it with existing arrangements for pastoral care to make the most of their existing roles responsible for discharging formal statutory requirements. The core training objectives are to: - Support the identification of children and young people at-risk and those exhibiting signs of mental ill health; - Knowledge of the local mental health services and working with clear links into children and young people's mental health services to refer children and young people into NHS services where it is appropriate to do so; - Coordination of the mental health needs of young people within the school or college and awareness of the delivery of interventions where these are being delivered in the educational setting - including by the new Mental Health Support Teams where these are in place; - Support staff in contact with children with mental health needs to help raise awareness, and give all staff the confidence to work with young people and parents; - Support the delivery and measurement of outcomes of interventions on children and young people's education and mental health; - Support a positive whole school/college approach to mental health, including advising on how this is reflected in the design of behaviour policies, curriculum and pastoral support, working with parents, how staff are supported with their own mental wellbeing and how pupils/students are engaged. The procurement documents are available, free of charge, at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com Additional information: The DfE is inviting responses from Potential Contractors as to whether they are likely to submit a tender for this procurement against the requirements as detailed in this ITT. Where a Potential Contractor indicates that they are unlikely to submit a tender the DfE would welcome details on the reasons for this. Responses from Potential Contractors to this question are invited by Wednesday 17th July 2019. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://education.app.jaggaer.com Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91e25231-6ee6-49b9-81fb-284a85c892cc | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime - Based upon Restricted | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jul 2019 | | Submission deadline | 13 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Jan 2020 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000,000 | | 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 | 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 ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 9 Jul 2019 at 12:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91e25231-6ee6-49b9-81fb-284a85c892cc - 9 Jul 2019 at 12:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91e25231-6ee6-49b9-81fb-284a85c892cc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91e25231-6ee6-49b9-81fb-284a85c892cc 9th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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