--- title: "Market Testing - Peer support, mild-moderate perinatal mental health services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL" published: "2021-02-11" --- # Market Testing - Peer support, mild-moderate perinatal mental health services Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fea6e972-83d2-4e21-a16d-2edb129a7aa7.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Camden Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Market Testing - Peer support, mild-moderate perinatal mental health services" project. This initiative aims to improve support for parents dealing with mild to moderate perinatal mental health issues. Key dates include the engagement end date, which is set for 26th February 2021. The location for service delivery is in London, England, and the procurement is classified under welfare services for children and young people, with related social work services and social services included in its scope. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on mental health services and support, particularly those with expertise in peer support models. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to engage in this process, leveraging their unique experiences and capabilities in addressing perinatal mental health challenges. By participating, businesses can contribute to enhancing community wellbeing while potentially expanding their service offerings and client base. ## Notice 1. Overview The Council is reviewing its peer support service for mild-moderate perinatal mental health needs. The service is primarily aimed at delivering emotional and practical support to parents who may be experiencing mild-moderate anxiety, social isolation and/or depression, antenatally and in their infant's first years of life (first 1001 days). The current service provision is due to end in September 2021. What is peer support? Peer Support may be defined as the help and support that people with lived experience of a mental illness are able to give to one another. Peer support is distinct from other forms of social support in that the source of support is a peer, a person who is similar in fundamental ways to the recipient of the support; their relationship is one of equality. It may be social, emotional or practical support but importantly this support is mutually offered and reciprocal, built on shared personal experience and empathy and allows peers to benefit from the support whether they are giving or receiving it. Research has shown that peer-run self-help which works towards the individual's wellbeing and recovery, yields improvement in psychiatric symptoms resulting in decreased clinical input, larger social support networks and enhanced self-esteem and social functioning. What is helpful in delivering peer support? A review of the evidence from studies that have looked into the impact of peer support on PNMH indicate that women want to access peer support but need to have somewhere that is safe for them to be themselves, to talk openly about how they feel; somewhere for their voices to be heard. For the women in the studies, the search for a peer environment in which they could be honest about how they felt was an essential part of the search for understanding and validation. The importance of the most helpful type of peer support - which acknowledges their perinatal mental Illness and its associated expression - therefore, is central to women getting the most benefit from this. Please complete the attached questionnaire by 5.00pm 26th February 2021 and return to: shema.begum@camden.gov.uk Additional information: Pleaes complete the attached questionnaire and return to:shema.begum@camden.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5758cef8-0ab1-45b7-8e4d-226a7700ccc7 | | 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 | 11 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Feb 2021 | | 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1H 9JE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | King's Cross | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation - 85320000 - Social services ## Release History - 11 Feb 2021 at 13:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5758cef8-0ab1-45b7-8e4d-226a7700ccc7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5758cef8-0ab1-45b7-8e4d-226a7700ccc7 11th February 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/daad7437-24c9-4b33-b5bf-5bd4e5ef07ba Market Testing Questionnaire ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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