Tender Summary

Mental Health Wellbeing and Support Services

Buying Organisation

WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

Contract Value

£880,000

Tender Description

Wakefield Council is looking for a service provider to deliver a Mental Health and Wellbeing Advice and Support Service.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Advice and Support Service provides drop-in sessions, 1:1 support and activity sessions across the district in partnership with community anchors and other local community resources

The key aims of the service are:
Promote good mental health and wellbeing through the '5 ways to wellbeing' approach
Provide strategies and techniques for coping and managing mental health
Promote the independence of people accessing the service
Promote and support positive engagement with local communities
Enhance recovery from low level mental health needs, by providing an alternative or complementary service to other mental health provisions
Reduce and delay the need for additional services
Promote and develop mechanisms for the delivery of peer support

The service is available to people who:
Are residents in the Wakefield District
Aged 16 years and over
Would like support and advice with their mental health and wellbeing.

Through this service we are improving and maintaining service users physical and mental health, ensuring we safeguard people and making sure they feel safe, responsible and empowered.

The service will support the Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership and the Wakefield District Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-25 that focuses on the importance of improving people's health and the need to commission a community based mental health and wellbeing advice and support service.

It is expected that the service will operate initially for the period 1st October 2023 - 30th September 2027, with an option to terminate or to extend for up to a further three years (at the Councils sole discretion)

It is possible that TUPE might apply.

Tender Documents and information can be accessed via YORtender: YORtender (eu-supply.com)

Reference: 72750

Tender categories (products & services required)

Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber (UKE)

Buyer Information