CPH070 Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Outreach and Network Project

Tender description

"Note Reserved Contract" This Contract is reserved for suppliers based and operating in Derbyshire. Providers must have a permanent business base registered within Derbyshire which has been operating substantial and meaningful business operations that are active and have been conducted over the last 12 months within Derbyshire as a minimum. Derbyshire County Council Public Health is seeking a single Provider with relevant experience to deliver a Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Outreach and Network Project, throughout the geographical area of Derbyshire, (including both Derbyshire County and Derby City). The Outreach aspect of the Project will include raising awareness of support and approaches to mental health generally so as to build capacity to reduce self-harm and prevent suicides within local organisations and settings. This will, in particular, include those organisations engaging cohorts of children and young people, young men and middle aged-men. Outreach will provide practical means using mixed engagement methods, which must include face-to-face. This will help to make self-harm and suicide prevention everyone's business through adopting an empowered setting and organisation based approach. The purpose of the Outreach is to raise awareness and enable support for mental health generally, with a goal of reducing self-harm and preventing suicide. Additionally, the Provider will develop and deliver a Network for Mental Health First Aiders from across Derbyshire. The mobilisation period will be from early September 2022 to service contract start date. The service contract start date will be 01 November 2022 and end on 30 April 2025. Contract may be extended up to a further 12 months up to 30 April 2026 subject to availability of funding and strategic intention at mental health system level.