---
title: "Mental Health Support Teams"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ae6a"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2023-03-06"
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# Mental Health Support Teams

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ae6a

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## Summary

The Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has initiated a tender process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams in Birmingham. The contract, worth £4,500,000 GBP, aims to deliver operational MHSTs, KPIs, recruitment, and infrastructure for a three-year period, with a deadline for submissions on April 6, 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the award period is scheduled to start on April 11, 2023.

This tender by the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust offers opportunities for businesses in the health services sector to provide specialized mental health services to children, young people, and schools in Birmingham. Companies with experience in health service delivery, staffing, infrastructure, and education support are well-suited to compete. The successful bidder will need to demonstrate expertise in delivering mental health services in alignment with national guidelines and the trust's specific requirements.

## Notice

The Commissioner is looking to find a provider for Forward Thinking Birmingham's Mental Health Service Team (MHST) provision for a period of three years. This includes:

* Full operational delivery of a defined amount of MHSTs within Birmingham in line with national roll out plan (e.g. Wave 9 to be fully operational by September 2023)
* Delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
* Successful recruitment and retention of MHST staff, made up of senior clinicians, Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and administrative support as per national staffing model skill mix
* Provide supervision to EMHPs and Senior staff in line with Health Education England expectations 
* Provide adequate infrastructure for staff to be able to deliver the service (e.g. estates / IT / other corporate support functions)
* Work with children and young people, families, school staff and leaders, key system partners and FTB to improve mental health provisions in schools

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Commissioner is looking to find a provider for Forward Thinking Birmingham's Mental Health Service Team (MHST) provision for a period of three years. This includes:

* Full operational delivery of a defined amount of MHSTs within Birmingham in line with national roll out plan (e.g. Wave 9 to be fully operational by September 2023)
* Delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
* Successful recruitment and retention of MHST staff, made up of senior clinicians, Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and administrative support as per national staffing model skill mix
* Provide supervision to EMHPs and Senior staff in line with Health Education England expectations 
* Provide adequate infrastructure for staff to be able to deliver the service (e.g. estates / IT / other corporate support functions)
* Work with children and young people, families, school staff and leaders, key system partners and FTB to improve mental health provisions in schools

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006468-2023 |
| 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 | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,500,000 |
| Lots value | £4,500,000 |
| 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 | BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6NH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2023 at 14:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006468-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.bwc.nhs.uk/
- https://www.justice.gov.uk

## Provenance

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