Community Mental Health Fund

Concepts

• health and social work
• community mental health fund
• edinburgh
• additional mental health support
• mental health
• local community services
• community
• city of edinburgh council
• scottish government
• interested providers of our upcoming procurement

Location

Description

The purpose of this PIN is to inform the interested providers of our upcoming procurement, and to invite providers to an online supplier event to help make the procurement more accessible.

Total Quantity or Scope

City of Edinburgh Council is preparing to launch a procurement for additional mental health support and services for children and young people (ages 5-24 [26 among care experienced]) across the city. Scottish Government announced funding in September 2020 for councils to meet the following objective: ‘Every child and young person in Scotland will be able to access local community services which support and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Every child and young person and their families or carers will get the help they need, when they need it, from people with the right knowledge, skills and experience to support them. This will be available in the form of easily accessible support close to their home, education, employment or community.’ The procurement is phase two of this funding, following a grant process delivered at the start of 2021. All additional information is contained within the PIN APRIL 2021 (V2.4) document attached. A draft specification, outlining the services currently planned is also attached 'Specification April 2021 (V4). Bidders feedback on the current proposals is requested. Additional information: All additional information is contained within the PIN APRIL 2021 (V2.4) document attached.A draft specification, outlining the services currently planned is also attached 'Specification April 2021 (V4). Bidders feedback on the current proposals is requested via form contained in PIN.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** All additional information is contained within the PIN APRIL 2021 document. A draft specification, outlining the services currently planned is also attached 'Specification April 2021 (V4). Bidders feedback on the current proposals, and interest in the procurement project, is requested. Please confirm your attendance to the short supplier event by returning the form at the bottom of the PIN APRIL 2021 document, to john.youngs@edinburgh.gov.uk. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=650697. (SC Ref:650697)