--- title: "Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Service in North and West Bristol" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c872" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c872" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c872.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c872.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE (BNSSG) INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)" published: "2024-12-16" --- # Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Service in North and West Bristol Buyer: BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE (BNSSG) INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c872 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c872) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c872.json) ## Summary Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is in the planning stage of procuring an early intervention wellbeing service for Children and Young People (CYP) experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) in North and West Bristol. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) aims to gather market interest for a service that will begin in April 2025, with an initial contract duration of three years and an estimated total value of £238,650 inclusive of VAT. Interested providers must submit their Expression of Interest by 12:00 on 3rd January 2025. This tender is classified under the health and social work services industry category and will serve the UKK11 region. This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations experienced in delivering early intervention services for children and young people. Potential prime providers will be expected to host a specialist CYP Link Worker, offer 1:1 support to families, deliver wellbeing group programmes, and oversee project management. This contract will suit providers with in-depth knowledge of the North and West Bristol area, proven expertise in working with at-risk youth, and the capability to develop collaborative relationships with local schools. Providers specialising in health, social services, and community engagement, particularly those focused on issues like emotional resilience, physical activity, and nature-based therapies, will find this an ideal opportunity to expand their services. ## Notice This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of North & West Bristol Locality Partnership's, part of Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB), (the Commissioner's), intention to commission an early intervention wellbeing service for Children and Young People (CYP) experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services at this stage, and any responses will be used to inform the Commissioner's strategy going forward. BNSSG ICB is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver an early intervention wellbeing service for CYP experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) , in line with the specified requirements, encompassing: * hosting a specialist CYP Link Worker * offering 1:1 support to CYP and their families * delivering wellbeing group programmes, responsive to need in schools, based around themes of physical activity, nature, art and emotional resilience * leading, managing and overseeing the project. This service will be provided to CYP enrolled at schools within the North and West Bristol locality, with a priority on those with the highest percentage of students in receipt of Free School Meals. The Commissioner envisages an initial contract duration of 3 years, with the aim to begin in April 2025. TUPE does not apply to this requirement. The envisaged total contract value for this service is PS238,650 inclusive of VAT over three years. The deadline by which you must submit your Expression of Interest for this PIN is 12:00 3rd January 2025. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. ### Lot Information Lot 1 BNSSG ICB is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver an early intervention wellbeing service for CYP experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance, in line with the specified requirements, encompassing: * hosting a specialist CYP Link Worker * offering 1:1 support to CYP and their families * delivering wellbeing group programmes, responsive to need in schools, based around themes of physical activity, nature, art and emotional resilience * leading, managing and overseeing the service. The Emotionally Based School Avoidance service will have a particular focus on Children and Young People (CYP) making the transition from year 6 to year 7. The service will partner with schools to proactively identify and refer CYP who might be at risk of Emotionally Based School Avoidance during this key transition. The Prime Provider must have in-depth knowledge of the issues facing CYP in the North and West Bristol locality footprint, as well as experience of delivery in the area. The service will host a Link Worker who will have experience, knowledge and skills of working with seldom heard young people, an understanding of education and be focused on wider community engagement in order to improve wellbeing outcomes. The Link Worker will provide 1:1 support to CYP who are exhibiting early signs of Emotionally Based School Avoidance and those CYP who have reduced or significantly reduced attendance, linking them into specialist wellbeing groups, those offered in schools and in the local community. This will include 1:1 support for CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), and those from groups facing greater inequality. The Prime Provider will provide targeted, specialist wellbeing groups, based around nature, art, physical activity and emotional resilience. These groups will be accessed by CYP receiving 1:1 support, and by CYP in the wider school population who do not require 1:1 support but are still vulnerable to Emotionally Based School Avoidance. This service will be provided to CYP enrolled at secondary schools in the North and West Bristol locality, along with their primary feeder schools. The service will prioritise those schools with the highest percentage of students in receipt of Free School Meals. The Prime Provider will need to create, develop and maintain close working relationships with the partnered schools. The Prime Provider will lead, manage and oversee the service. This will include monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention. The Prime Provider will link in and cooperate with any wider monitoring and evaluation work at the ICB to assess the effectiveness of projects instigated under the banner of Health Inequalities across Bristol and/or Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services at this stage, and any responses will be used to inform the Commissioner's strategy going forward. In parallel to this, a full service specification is currently in development. The Commissioner envisages an initial contract duration of 3 years, with the aim to begin in April 2025. TUPE does not apply to this requirement. The envisaged total contract value for this service is PS238,650 inclusive of VAT over three years. The deadline by which you must submit your Expression of Interest for this PIN is 12:00 3rd January 2025. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040488-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE (BNSSG) INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB) | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 16 Dec 2024 at 15:57 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040488-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/ - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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