Family Hubs Start for Life:- perinatal peer support programme for male parent carers

Concepts

• health and social work
• southampton
• southampton city council
• perinatal peer support programme
• male parent carers
• family hubs start
• peer support
• perinatal peer support service programme
• perinatal mental health support
• family hub networks

Location

Description

"Southampton City Council invited bids from service providers with relevant experience and ability to deliver a perinatal peer support service Programme for male parent carers, from pregnancy through to the child being 19 years old. The overall aims of the service will encompass the following; • Promoting positive early relationships and perinatal mental health support. • Normalising and de-stigmatising conversations around mental health and parent-infant relationships difficulties that may occur. • Providing emotional and peer support to ensure that male parent carers who may be experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues have a peer support network to turn to. • Ensuring marginalised communities such as the black and minority ethnic community have specific support tailored to their needs. • Working closely with the Family Hub networks, taking referrals for peer support and referring on when other needs emerge."

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

"The Council has the option to extend the contract in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Section 6, Paragraph 72 for an additional 1 (one) year term (12 months in total) subject to contract review and availability of additional external grant funding via the Family Hubs Start for Life Transformation Programme 2023 - 2025. The total amount of funding available for the current contract term - 2023-2024 equates to £52, 500. "