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title: "County Durham Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a78b"
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# County Durham Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a78b

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## Summary

The County Durham Mental Health and Wellbeing Alliance contract has been awarded by Durham County Council, focusing on health and social work services. The procurement method utilised was selective, employing a procedure involving negotiations under the Light Touch Regime designed for social and other specific services. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2022 and spans 84 months, with an option for a 36-month extension. The total value of the contract is approximately £23.2 million, aimed at co-producing and delivering support services for individuals with mental health needs in the County Durham region. The tender period ended on 8th June 2021.

This contract presents significant opportunities for companies in the health and social care sector, particularly those specialising in mental health services, social support, and wellbeing initiatives. Businesses that can provide innovative, community-focused solutions and possess experience in partnering with local authorities or NGOs would be ideally positioned to compete. Additionally, any firms that can deliver effective outreach programmes and integrate services across departments may find this procurement appealing, as the project aims to enhance resilience and overall mental wellbeing in the community.

## Notice

The aim of the Alliance is to co-produce, co-ordinate and provide a range of support services for people with mental health needs. The Alliance will provide support to people to become independent and, where possible, prevent the need for social care services along with support to step down from services, by providing the right support at the right time. The service will need to promote wellbeing as a concept to individuals in order to build resilience and help keep individuals mentally, emotionally, and physically well. The service should sign-post or support individuals to take part in activities that promote wellbeing. The Alliance will include the providers and commissioners and will help improve access to information and support, remove the barriers between services and departments, improve and strengthen partnership working and further integrate care and health services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Invitation to Tender was issued under Light Touch Regime for contracts for social and other specific services, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs), and using a procedure analogous to Regulation 29 of the PCRs 2015 for Competition with Negotiation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022006-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Procedure involving negotiations |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,000,000 |
| Lots value | £23,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £23,200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH6 3FB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham, TLC14 Durham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | CREATIVE SUPPORT; HOME GROUP; IF U CARE SHARE; MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS; RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP; ST MARGARET'S; WADDINGTON STREET CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Sep 2021 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022006-2021
- 19 Apr 2021 at 14:04 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008220-2021
- 19 Apr 2021 at 13:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008218-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.judiciary.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:494887-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.durham.gov.uk/
- https://www.nepo.org/

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