---
title: "The Provision of Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Wellbeing Cafe"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-05-03"
---

# The Provision of Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Wellbeing Cafe

Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9.json)

## Summary

The Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for "The Provision of Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Wellbeing Café" to Hertfordshire Mind Network. This contract falls under the services category, specifically social work and related services. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £597,000 and was signed on April 1, 2023. The aim of this contract is to pilot a service that provides early help emotional wellbeing support to children and young people in Hertfordshire who have low-level mental health concerns.

This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and organisations in the social work and related services industry to engage with Hertfordshire County Council. Businesses interested in providing mental health services targeted towards children and young people may find this contract suitable. The Hertfordshire Mind Network, as the awarded supplier, demonstrates an example of a successful bidder in this tender. By focusing on early intervention and support for mental health needs, businesses can contribute to improving outcomes for vulnerable populations and addressing the increasing demand for specialist services in the sector.

## Notice

This is an Award Notice after a Single Tender Action to appoint a provider to deliver Wellbeing Cafe Service for Children and Young People (CYP) in Hertfordshire as a proof of concept.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an Award Notice following a Single Tender Action to appoint a provider to deliver a Wellbeing Cafe Service for CYP in Hertfordshire as a proof of concept.

Options: Possible six month extension period.

### Procurement Information

There are significant pressures on the wider CYPMHS (Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service) system, the reasons contributing to this were not ones we could have foreseen, they related to workforce, complexity in presentations, increased referrals, long waits for support in both health and social care and a lack of support for Neurodivergent population. The pressures are observed within both primary and secondary care services, as well as social care and education and we must be responsive and innovative in order to address these issues. A JSNA (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment) report completed by Public Health (Demand of Mental Health on Local Services) has shown further reasons for the increased Mental Health Demand within services that resonate with our CYPMHS system: * Too many new referrals for mental health that organisations can cope with. * Reduced capacity due to staff leaving due to work pressures and difficulties in recruiting. * Lack of communication and partnership working between agencies. * Waiting lists for mental health support are too long, so referrals to other services are made to 'bridge the gap'. * Avoidance of criminal justice routes by using mental health routes, (e.g. CTR and CETRs) has increased demand. * Schools not meeting children's emotional and additional needs * Less early intervention help for mental health needs, so people are reaching crisis point before they get support. * Societal factors such as the Ukraine war and the cost-of-living crisis is having a wider impact on people's mental health. Demand for specialist services is still increasingly high. There is also a high proportion of CYP (Children and Young People) who are not meeting thresholds for specialist service but would benefit from an early help mental health offer. Ongoing staff recruitment, retention and absence is further exacerbating the pressures. To alleviate this pressure and support CYP at the earliest stage before escalation Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) have looked at providing a pilot service that can support and provide initial help with CYP's Wellbeing at the earliest point in need. As the money for this Mental Health Service Wellbeing Cafe is non-recurrent funding and HCC have not provided a service such as this before, HCC are looking to pilot the service for 12 months in the first instance. During the 12 months HCC will undertake service review/evaluation, with a view to completing an appropriate procurement process following the review, if the service is meeting the expected outcomes and further funding is available. This pilot is primarily aimed at CYP with low-level mental health concerns who would benefit most from early help emotional wellbeing support. Increasing provision and access to good, effective 'advice' and/or 'help' for CYP who present with low-level emotional wellbeing concerns (e.g. low mood/depression, anxiety, emotional regulation) could significantly improve their outcomes, support them to stay well, reduce crisis presentations and create a better flow of demand and capacity across the system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012622-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £597,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HERTFORD |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG13 8DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Hertford Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HERTFORDSHIRE MIND NETWORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 3 May 2023 at 10:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012622-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
- https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5e9.json.