--- title: "Integrated Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2021-07-09" --- # Integrated Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Services Buyer: NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c61f.json) ## Summary The North East London NHS Foundation Trust is currently seeking tenders for the provision of Integrated Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Services, with an estimated value of £1,584,726. This open procurement invitation falls within the community health services sector, aimed at supporting mental health transformation initiatives across multiple boroughs in North East London. The tender period is set to conclude on 9 August 2021, at 12:00, and bids must be submitted electronically. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to enhance community mental health care through the establishment of new Neighbourhood Teams that include Peer Workers as key team members. This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in the health and community services sector, particularly those with experience in training and employing peer support staff. Businesses specialising in mental health services, community engagement, and holistic care models would be well-suited to compete in this tendering process. The collaboration between public health bodies and third-sector organisations will create a robust platform for enterprises aiming to contribute to the evolving landscape of community mental health services. ## Notice North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) wishes to commission partners within the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to employ, support, develop and train peer workers for the new Neighbourhood Teams across each of its boroughs as part of its community mental health transformation programme. ### Lot Information Lot 1 2.1 The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) set out an expectation that Integrated Care Systems (ICS's) would develop "new integrated models of primary and community mental health care (which) will support adults and older adults with severe mental illness" to improve outcomes. To support ICS's to develop these new models the NHS published a new Community Mental Health Framework for adults and older adults in 2019. The framework describes the Long Term Plan's vision for placed based community mental health models and how these can be realised and details how; community services should be modernised to offer whole person, whole population health approaches, aligned with Primary Care Networks (PCNs).2.2 To support implementation of the new framework North East London's (NCL) ICS submitted an application to NHSE outlining its new community model for mental health services. The new model for community mental health services will deliver integrated multi-disciplinary teams that are placed based within our boroughs and deliver improved outcomes for people with mental ill health.2.3 The Trust will engage in a gradual programme of development, introducing new Neighbourhood Teams over the next 3 years that will be based around Primary Care Networks. These teams will, over time, replace current Access and Community Recovery Teams in order to improve continuity of care so that clinicians can develop longer lasting and deeper relationships with service users, their families, friends and networks. The change we aim to bring about is thus both structural and cultural and all staff joining the new teams will receive training in additional systemic and holistic skills to work in a more person-centred way.2.4 Central to our new teams will be a number of Peer Workers who will be core members of each team. We aim to recruit 7-8 Peer Workers in each team through a collaboration between NELFT and 3rd Sector partners. Renewal: 12 month extension ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016045-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,584,726 | | Lots value | £1,584,726 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | ESSEX | | Post town | Romford | | Postcode | RM13 8GQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering | | Local authority | Havering | | Electoral ward | Rainham & Wennington | | Westminster constituency | Dagenham and Rainham | | Delivery location | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 9 Jul 2021 at 09:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016045-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://health.atamis.co.uk - https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/ - https://www.nelft.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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