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title: "Community Link Workers"
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# Community Link Workers

Buyer: NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ed8f

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## Summary

The Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership has completed a public procurement process for 'Community Link Workers'. The procurement involved seeking dynamic organisations or partnerships to deliver health and wellbeing programmes aligning with the Primary Care Improvement Plan. The procurement was divided into several lots, including North West, North East, South, and a specific lot for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS). The contracts awarded to suppliers such as The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland and SAMH cover various regions and focus on providing community-led health programs.

This tender for 'Community Link Workers' offers opportunities for businesses focused on health and social care services, particularly those with experience in community-led health programs and mental health support. The tender allows for business growth through delivering health and wellbeing initiatives in partnership with the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. Businesses with expertise in providing services to individuals and communities within primary care settings are well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

## Notice

The Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership is seeking dynamic organisations or partnerships of organisations to deliver community led health and wellbeing programmes that will be a key component of its Primary Care Improvement Plan and complement its strategic direction for health improvement and the work of its own staff and many partners via individual and group support in GP practices/clusters/primary care settings through the Community Link Worker programme.

### Lot Information

Lot 2 - North West

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

Lot 3 - North East

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

Lot 4 - North East

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

Lot 5 - North East

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

Lot 6 - South

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

Lot 7 - South

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

Lot 8 - Thematic Posts Glasgow City

CLWs in thematic posts will be located in the appropriate service and across the city as required to deliver to the target population. The thematic posts will be specialist roles that will work within the designated post description at the time of development. The programme will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Additional information: Duration of Contract will be 12 months with the option to extend for 4 x 12 month periods

Lot 9 - CAHMS

This lot is for a thematic CLW post(s) which will be embedded in our Intensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) team, and potentially support the unscheduled CAMHS team and the Eating Disorders (ED) Connect Team. These services offer Tier four support to Children and Young People and their families/carers. The Intensive CAMHS team work with young people requiring intensive support for a range of mental health issues including but not limited to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, those at risk of suicide, eating disorders. The Intensive CAMHS team aims to prevent hospital admissions, and also support children and young people being discharged from hospital and offer intensive therapeutic supports to supplement care from Tier 3 CAMHS.

Lot 1 - North West

Community Link Workers will be located within primary care settings as part of a GP practice or cluster. Work will flow from practice(s) however the Community Link Worker will also provide support to clusters they are attached to. The programme will work mainly with adults aged 16 and over and their families in areas of deprivation, along with the population groups who experience significant social and health inequalities. The programmes will have the fundamental aim of providing support and building capacity at both individual and community levels. Programmes may be focused at the levels of GP practices/clusters, geographic communities or targeted at specific population groups.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037026-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,765,000 |
| Lots value | £9,767,500 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,272,550 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0SF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Dennistoun |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ALLIANCE SCOTLAND (THE ALLIANCE; SAMH (SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH; THE ALLIANCE; THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ALLIANCE SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2023 at 17:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037026-2023
- 7 Dec 2023 at 11:28 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036064-2023
- 7 Dec 2023 at 08:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036039-2023
- 7 Aug 2023 at 12:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022925-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000753449
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk

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