--- title: "Mental Health Employment Advisors co-located in Job Centres" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034f79" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-034f79" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-034f79.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-034f79.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2022-07-07" --- # Mental Health Employment Advisors co-located in Job Centres Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034f79 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-034f79) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-034f79.json) ## Summary Cornwall Council is seeking bids for the procurement of Mental Health Employment Advisors co-located in Job Centres, with a specified contract value of £434,885. This tender is categorised under health and social work services and will be active from 1st October 2022 until 30th September 2025. The open procedure for submissions commenced on 7th July 2022, with the tender period ending on 8th August 2022. The project aims to provide support for individuals experiencing barriers to employment due to mental health challenges, targeting job centres across Cornwall, including those in Plymouth. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health services, employment support, and social care. Companies with experience in collaborative service delivery, particularly those familiar with co-location models and understanding local support systems, would be well-suited to participate. Given the focus on improving mental health and wellbeing in the community, businesses offering innovative solutions and comprehensive support frameworks can play a vital role in enhancing employment outcomes for individuals in need. ## Notice There is a long history of unemployment having an adverse impact on health with a reduction in psychological wellbeing and greater incidence of anxiety, depression, poor mental health and risk of suicide (10-12). Whilst poor mental health and wellbeing can be a predictor for unemployment (13), spells of unemployment have been found to predict reduced quality of life and life satisfaction after the age of 50 (14). There is a need for funders and mental health systems to support policies and practices that address long-term unemployment and its impact on mental health and wellbeing (11). The NHS Kernow adult mental health strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly supports the adoption of the prevention concordat for better mental health. Improving population wellbeing through targeting the wider determinants of health such as employment and health inequalities is a core component of the strategy. Since 2018, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) grant funded Mental Health Employment Advisors (MHEA) being co-located in eleven job centres across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to support individuals with their mental health and wellbeing and help them back into employment. With additional funding from Public Health, this service comes to an end on the 30th September 2022. This service has been delivered by Pentreath, a charity formed in 1991 to provide support and guidance to people experiencing and recovering from mental ill health across Cornwall (24). The intervention targets adults aged 16+ years who accessed a job centre and self-declared that their mental health acted as a barrier to accessing appropriate employment. The intervention includes supporting people over a 2-4 month period, which includes an initial assessment to identify their mental health needs, ability to work and then identify a personalised action plan to help them back into employment and improve their mental health and wellbeing. With the service coming to an end in September 2022, there is a need to address the ongoing economic pressures and rising living costs on society. This new contract specification covers the commissioning of the MHEA project co-located in eleven job centres across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well as the Devonport job centre, to ensure that people living in the Southeast of Cornwall using job centres in Plymouth also receive the support they need. This new service will run for the next three years. This will start on the 1st October 2022 to prevent there being a gap in service provision. This will work closely with the job centres through co-location to support adults aged 16 years and over who declare that their mental health acts as a barrier to employment. Those delivering the service must be co-located to meet the needs of individuals and have knowledge of local support for their employment and mental health and wellbeing needs, as well as other needs such as substance mis-use, housing and wider lifestyle issues including debt and finances. The service must deliver positive outcomes for local people accessing job centres, which includes moving towards employment (e.g. new employment, training, volunteering and other social value) and clinical improvements in mental health and wellbeing. This specification lays out the requirements of this contract. ### Lot Information Lot 1 There is a long history of unemployment having an adverse impact on health with a reduction in psychological wellbeing and greater incidence of anxiety, depression, poor mental health and risk of suicide (10-12). Whilst poor mental health and wellbeing can be a predictor for unemployment (13), spells of unemployment have been found to predict reduced quality of life and life satisfaction after the age of 50 (14). There is a need for funders and mental health systems to support policies and practices that address long-term unemployment and its impact on mental health and wellbeing (11). The NHS Kernow adult mental health strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly supports the adoption of the prevention concordat for better mental health. Improving population wellbeing through targeting the wider determinants of health such as employment and health inequalities is a core component of the strategy. Since 2018, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) grant funded Mental Health Employment Advisors (MHEA) being co-located in eleven job centres across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to support individuals with their mental health and wellbeing and help them back into employment. With additional funding from Public Health, this service comes to an end on the 30th September 2022. This service has been delivered by Pentreath, a charity formed in 1991 to provide support and guidance to people experiencing and recovering from mental ill health across Cornwall (24). The intervention targets adults aged 16+ years who accessed a job centre and self-declared that their mental health acted as a barrier to accessing appropriate employment. The intervention includes supporting people over a 2-4 month period, which includes an initial assessment to identify their mental health needs, ability to work and then identify a personalised action plan to help them back into employment and improve their mental health and wellbeing. With the service coming to an end in September 2022, there is a need to address the ongoing economic pressures and rising living costs on society. This new contract specification covers the commissioning of the MHEA project co-located in eleven job centres across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well as the Devonport job centre, to ensure that people living in the Southeast of Cornwall using job centres in Plymouth also receive the support they need. This new service will run for the next three years. This will start on the 1st October 2022 to prevent there being a gap in service provision. This will work closely with the job centres through co-location to support adults aged 16 years and over who declare that their mental health acts as a barrier to employment. Those delivering the service must be co-located to meet the needs of individuals and have knowledge of local support for their employment and mental health and wellbeing needs, as well as other needs such as substance mis-use, housing and wider lifestyle issues including debt and finances. The service must deliver positive outcomes for local people accessing job centres, which includes moving towards employment (e.g. new employment, training, volunteering and other social value) and clinical improvements in mental health and wellbeing. This specification lays out the requirements of this contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018641-2022 | | 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 | 7 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | 8 Aug 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £434,885 | | Lots value | £434,885 | | 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 | CORNWALL COUNCIL | | Locality | TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2022 at 13:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018641-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk - https://www.proactis.com/uk/i-would-like-to/for-suppliers/access-tendering-opportunities/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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