QU320 - Online Mental Health Programme - Phase 2

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Birmingham City Council are seeking an organisation to implement a phase two pilot of an innovative approach to deliver an online collaborative support and recovery programme for 8-25 year olds, that brings families, schools, doctors and practitioners together to build resilience in young people and help them recover quickly from mental health problems. As this is a phase two pilot project, we are looking to commission a provider that already has a developed intervention, digital platform and experience of delivering the intervention at a small scale within primary and secondary schools within Birmingham, we expect within a specific school cluster; and is looking to work with us to expand this across a range of local authority and academy schools within a sub-region of schools in the city to demonstrate transferability, cost effectiveness and sustainability outside of the initial project parameters. The organisation will be expected to work closely with a cluster of South Birmingham Schools to help ensure CYP in danger of exclusion are given the support they need to help reduce exclusions; and to deliver long term benefits for young people experiencing mental health trauma. The provision should be primarily accessed via a digital online platform, and early intervention will enable these young people to receive therapeutic interventions to promote well-being and emotional resilience, before difficulties and problems escalate. There will be an expectation that the organisation will be able to provide timely therapeutic interventions by experienced practitioners, but they will also be able to provide guidance to families to support and improve the home environment, and training to school staff to enable them to support these vulnerable young people within their schools. A key aspect of the programme is that it engages the young person, their parents, and teachers and mentors within their school as key partners in care. We therefore expect the provider to consider how they will engage, train and facilitate support to the types of different schools within the footprint of the phase two pilot and how they assess the feasibility of large-scale sustainable scaling to the 400 schools in Birmingham. This pilot contract will commence on 9th March 2020 and for a duration of 18 months. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either ...