NWL0074 Provision of voluntary sector mental health support for CYP & school staff in schools & youth clubs, including special schools for SEND CYP services in North West London

NWL CCG requires the provision of voluntary sector mental health support for CYP & school staff in schools, youth clubs, including special schools for SEND CYP services in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham schools & youth clubs.

The aim of the service is to provide service users access to a range of in-school & youth-club based interventions to pro-actively support the mental health, resilience & wellbeing of children & young people aged 10-25 years, as well as provide additional support to schools that do not have the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) provision but require support for their students with rolling programmes to 300 school pupils focusing on life transitions (aged 10-12) alongside Mental Health Awareness assemblies to 1,000 school pupils. The programmes will equip young people with mental health & emotional wellbeing strategies to navigate periods of transition in their lives, which can include pressures related to self-identity, puberty changes, transitions to secondary school & college, exams, further education & employment.

The programmes are designed to:

-Increase resilience & wellbeing;

-Raise awareness of signs & symptoms of mental health issues & challenges;

-Increase the confidence of children & young people in accessing services to support them & their peers with mental health;

• reduce stigma surrounding mental health challenges.

The CCG currently has contract arrangements in place with Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster MIND and Hammersmith & Fulham MIND until 31st March 2022. The purpose of this PIN is to be transparent about the CCG's intentions to initiate another 18 month contract with the current providers while considering options for making future arrangements for this service.

Providers capable to deliver the service may come forward by 29th April 2022 to engage with the CCG. In your response to this opportunity, please advise your interest and demonstrate capacity and capability to deliver this service via:

https://airtable.com/shr52NBGIuyGSsvoY

If it is that the above providers are the only providers capable of delivering the service, then the CCG will look to award a further contract to the providers for up to 18 months beyond April 2022.

Whilst the CCG considers its procurement options for these services going forward, it may extend its arrangements with the current provider until a new contract is awarded.

During 2022, it is anticipated that NWL CCG will be succeeded by an Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any future contract &/or procurement opportunity may therefore be in the name of the ICB.