Community Youth Work Offer NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB

To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event or seek additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Project Reference C199419

Community Youth Work Offer

The Community Youth Work Offer will provide needs led emotional wellbeing and mental health support for young people aged 11-18 (inclusive) in Norfolk and Waveney with the overall aim to help young people achieve their goals and have improved mental health. The offer will provide one to one and group-based support using Youth Work approaches and will be closely linked to local Primary Care Networks. The offer will be made available for young people aged up to 25 where there are additional vulnerabilities meaning they would benefit from a youth work (rather than adult service) approach.

Young people who access support from this offer are likely to be experiencing social, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing challenges and the provider will be experienced in providing support and promoting recovery for young people with these issues.

The aim of this Expression of Interest is to;

1. provide the market with visibility of the proposed opportunity;
2. support the ICB decision making to inform the future commissioning of services (as applicable);
3. to help define the future service approach and model;
4. to gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity across the region to deliver the services noted above.
5. Invite interested Providers to attend a Market Engagement Event on Tuesday 29th August 2023.

A further tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time. You will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent tender process if you choose not to attend this market engagement event as the market engagement information will form part of any future tendering documentation, but the Commissioners wish to understand your views on the proposed model, activity and financial envelope.

The deadline for completing the Soft Market Testing responses is by 17:00 hours on 29th August 2023. Registration to attend the market engagement event closes 17:00 hours 28th August 2023. Please see and complete the documents within the Atamis System. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements. Any future opportunity will be advertised in accordance with the regulations.

Please note the proposed contract will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 1 year. The anticipated contract value is £470k per annum, however this may be subject to change following the Market Engagement