--- title: "Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children & Young People (UASC) Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031c91" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-031c91" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-031c91.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-031c91.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS KENT AND MEDWAY CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP" published: "2022-03-01" --- # Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children & Young People (UASC) Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031c91 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-031c91) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-031c91.json) ## Summary NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group is initiating a planned procurement process for the "Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children & Young People (UASC) Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service" aimed at providing crucial mental health services in Kent and Medway. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 15th March 2022, from 11:30 to 12:30. Interested providers must register by 12:00 on 14th March 2022. The estimated value of this service is £1,000,000, and it falls under the health services category with the CPV code 85100000. The procurement method will include market engagement prior to the main tendering process, with further details to be shared through the eProcurement system. This procurement opportunity is ideal for businesses specialising in mental health and emotional wellbeing services, particularly those experienced in working with vulnerable populations such as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Companies that can provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions and training for professionals will be well-suited to compete in this tender. The upcoming market engagement event presents an opportunity for potential suppliers to gain insights into the service requirements and establish connections with the commissioning body, paving the way for future collaborations and the delivery of essential support services in Kent and Medway. ## Notice ***This advert is for market engagement only*** NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group intend to undertake a procurement process to implement a Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children & Young People (UASC) Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service to cover Kent and Medway. Prior to commencing a procurement process, the CCG intends to hold a market engagement event to give interested providers an overview of the required service as well as further information relating to the process. Providers who are capable and interested in delivering the service are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event on Tuesday 15th March 2022 (11:30-12:30). In order to register to attend the event, please follow the instructions below: 1. Go to https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and click the link to register (If your organisation has not registered previously) 2. Once registered, login into the system and look for 'Quote/tender 50467 - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children & Young People (UASC) Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Service (Kent & Medway) - Market Engagement' and submit details of their organisation and attendees by 12:00 on Monday 14th March 2022. Further information regarding time and joining the session will be made available to registered delegates only via the e-tendering portal. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Within Kent and Medway, there is a cohort of UASC who need emotional wellbeing and mental health support and therapy, that cannot currently access all aspects of the help they need at the time they need it. There are gaps in the range of services provided for emotional wellbeing and mental health support and therapy for this very vulnerable group of young people in Kent and Medway. The aim of the proposed service will be to provide a timely, effective, evidence-based range of support, therapeutic interventions and psychoeducational support. This will be delivered within group, individual and activity-based formats and web based resources in order to deliver emotional wellbeing support and lower level psychological interventions to UASC aged under 21 years old at the point of their referral. The decision as to which intervention is provided and how this is provided (for example: virtual or face-to-face) will be based on the outcome of a clinical assessment and the needs of the child/ young person. The service will need to be well-connected to the young people's communities, in particular the reception centres where the majority of male UASC aged 16 and 17, reside prior to moving into the community. In addition to direct intervention with the young people and web based support the service will provide training and support to professionals in awareness and the identification of UASC needs to understand and work effectively in a culturally competent way. The local defined outcomes of the service will be as follows: * Achieving the activity targets and timeframes both set in the service specification and developed and agreed in partnership with the provider * Enhancing the quality of life and improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of the UASC, creatively utilising evidence-based interventions (support and therapy) delivered by suitably qualified and supervised professionals * Interventions will be delivered in a safe environment and protecting the young people from avoidable harm * Reporting will use agreed outcome measures to evidence the efficacy of the service via a regular cycle of review, monitoring and evaluation * Raising the level of awareness of the needs of UASC and providing evidence-based training for professionals working with UASC to raise awareness, standards and good practice * Ensuring the voice of the service user is used in the development of the service, including linking to the Service for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (SUASC) Apprentice posts, to enhance participation and improve outcomes. A copy of the draft service specification has been made available and can be accessed via the eProcurement system. Additional information: The commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via notices published in Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Any and all information/documents that are made available to the market as part of this engagement exercise is draft and subject to change. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005621-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 May 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | ASHFORD | | Post town | Tonbridge | | Postcode | TN23 1PP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Ashford | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Ashford | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 1 Mar 2022 at 17:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005621-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.kentandmedwayccg.nhs.uk - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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