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title: "KMCAS-182 Mental Health Community Options Services"
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# KMCAS-182 Mental Health Community Options Services

Buyer: KIRKLEES COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04117a

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## Summary

The Kirklees Council and NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board have completed the tender process for the procurement of Mental Health Community Options Services. The tender, titled "KMCAS-182 Mental Health Community Options Services", falls under the Health and Social Work Services category. The services aim to support individuals in improving their mental and physical wellbeing through various programmes. This procurement process was conducted openly, allowing multiple suppliers to bid. The tender has now reached the award stage, with active contracts awarded to various suppliers.

This public procurement opportunity provides businesses with a chance to contribute to mental health support services in the Kirklees area. Companies specializing in health and social work services, creative arts, and community support would be well-suited to compete. The tender seeks providers with experience and capacity to deliver services focusing on mental health, wellbeing, and recovery. Businesses interested in group work options, artistic development, environmental support, and women's mental health services can find growth opportunities in this tender process.

## Notice

Tenders were invited by the Council and the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) from Providers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for the provision of a Mental Health Community Options service which will support and enable individual's to work towards improving their own mental and physical wellbeing and recovery (the "Services").

### Lot Information

Self-help, Wellbeing and Recovery

A variety of group work options, co-produced in response to the expressed needs of people accessing, or wishing to access the Service will be made available. These will be driven by participants and the Service Provider sharing ideas and will include short and long- term options providing direct support and enabling skills for individuals to manage their own mental health and wellbeing themselves. Typical group work will cover areas of: * Stress and Anxiety Management * Assertiveness * Anger Management * Social and conversational skills * Neurodiversity * Problem solving * Coping with Bereavement * Gender and cultural specific issues Recovery A variety of options, co-produced in response to the expressed needs and agreed outcomes of people accessing, or wishing to access the Service. These will include: * Workshops * Small groups * Drop-in sessions * 1:1 sessions * Social and recreational opportunities * Physical activity * Employment Support (for those unable to attend the Mental Health Employment Service) * Personalised programmes of support co-produced with the individual to facilitate and enhance their recovery The Service will also provide a lead role in supporting men's mental health and neurodiversity and will recruit and employ into a specific role dedicated to the development of provision for men experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing issues in Kirklees and will promote engagement with that provision.

Creative Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

A service which will encourage people to identify their assets and to develop artistically and socially, benefiting both the individual and the wider community. This will be achieved by encouraging the creativity and artistic quality of the individual whilst supporting and enabling individual's to work towards improving their own mental and physical wellbeing and recovery. The scope of the Service will also complement work by professionals within other mental health services, provide professional artistic development and direction whilst offering opportunities outside of mainstream mental health services, including pathways into learning and employment.

Mental Health, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment

The scope of the Service will be to develop and support outdoor focused volunteer opportunities with other organisations and Kirklees Council, and to provide an offer that provides opportunity for individuals to improve their overall health and wellbeing.

Women's Mental Health Service

A women's mental health service for women who need a safe and secure women only environment and which will provide safe, non-threatening and supportive women-only spaces. * The Service will promote recovery, social inclusion and self-determination, decrease social isolation and assist where appropriate in the journey into employment, voluntary work, work experience and further education. The service will be ageless and Dementia friendly. * The Service will be provided for women by women and will actively involve local women in decision making about the Service, in co-producing the outcomes and design of the day-to-day provision of the Service and in its overall management. The principal aims of the Service will be to: * Promote, protect and improve the mental health, physical and emotional well-being of women so that women can be empowered to live their lives to the full * Focus on peer support and self-advocacy * Ensure that its service response has an appropriate focus on older women who have mental health issues and women with Dementia * Work alongside women and carers in accessing appropriate support, both to reduce distress but also to maximise personal development and fulfilment * Optimise opportunities for joint working, where co-existing needs/additional vulnerabilities are more likely (e.g. Alcohol intervention, domestic violence, offender management) * Provide services which are available and accessible to women experiencing mental ill-health throughout the Kirklees district, including those who may be part of Syrian resettlement schemes for refugees.

Integrated Carers Options

A Service which will improve the support across the Kirklees area to Carers of individuals experiencing or who are in recovery from mental ill-health. It will also include those with dementia or neurodiverse conditions living in community settings and who have or are awaiting a formal diagnosis, those providing support to a person experiencing problematic substance misuse, including alcohol problems, or where an individual has a dual diagnosis involving co-existing mental health and substance misuse issues. The Service will provide opportunities for Carers to experience a break from their caring role, through the provision of services for Carers and / or for those they care for and which will ensure the safety and dignity of the cared-for person. The role of the Service will be to: Provide a wide variety of support services to Carers, Carer Groups and Carer group leaders, and these will include: * Listening and therapeutic interventions * Short-term support options * Learning opportunities, formal and informal training to carers and professionals * The development and delivery of Carer Support Groups and Forums across the Kirklees area. The Carers groups and forums will be run at various times of the week, including evenings and weekends, according to the identified needs of Carers across the Kirklees area * Collaborative working with other Carers Development Workers of mental health services and/or substance misuse issues in the development, planning and running of Carers activities and identification of the needs and gaps in services available, bringing these to the attention of the Commissioning Partners * Specialist and local information for those seeking information on mental health, dementia, drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006552-2024 |
| 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, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,166,554 |
| Lots value | £48,166,554 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,930,410 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KIRKLEES COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode | HD1 9EL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Electoral ward | Newsome |
| Westminster constituency | Huddersfield |
| Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | CLOVERLEAF ADVOCACY 2000; COMMUNITY LINKS (NORTHERN; HOOT CREATIVE ARTS; SUPPORT TO RECOVERY; WOMENCENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Feb 2024 at 15:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006552-2024
- 6 Nov 2023 at 08:49 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032706-2023
- 3 Nov 2023 at 09:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032528-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kirklees.gov.uk
- https://westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk
- https://www.kirklees.gov.uk
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com

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