Birmingham Virtual School Mental Health and Emotional Well-being Service
Birmingham City Council is conducting a Soft Market Testing exercise to explore the potential procurement of Mental Health and Emotional Well-being Services for Birmingham Virtual School (BVS).
This is an exploratory exercise to assess market interest, capacity, and viability for future commissioning.
Participation is voluntary and will not affect eligibility for future procurement.
Birmingham Virtual School supports the educational progress of Children in Care (CIC), Previously Looked-After Children (PLAC), and Children with a Social Worker (CWSW).
The school operates strategically, working with professionals and families to ensure children known to social care receive appropriate educational and emotional support.
Key Principles • Empowerment: Children and families involved in planning • Flexibility: Tailored services to individual needs • Quality & Safety: High standards and safeguarding compliance • Accountability: Transparent service delivery and financial practices • Monitoring: Regular evaluation and stakeholder feedback Support should enable young people to: • manage exam stress and perform confidently • transition smoothly into new school environments • and maintain emotional wellbeing and positive educational engagement The estimated contract start date is April 2026 for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year Please complete the Expression of Interest questionnaire via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78a25OehCvWdGmM3r15QnA7RUOTNMOTJSUE43MDQwQTYwRUZZT1pHV05QUC4u Deadline for Submission is Tuesday 11th November 2025 All communications must be made via the Council's e-tendering system In-tend www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Please do not contact Council Officers directly.
For technical support: cps@birmingham.gov.uk All information shared during this SMT will be treated confidentially and used solely to inform future commissioning decisions.
What the supplier must deliver
The school operates strategically, working with professionals
The school operates strategically, working with professionals and families to ensure children known to social care receive appropriate educational and emotional support.
Support should enable young people
Support should enable young people to:.
And maintain emotional wellbeing and positive educational
and maintain emotional wellbeing and positive educational engagement.
All communications must be made via
All communications must be made via the Council's e-tendering system In-tend www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc.
For technical support: cps@birmingham.gov.uk
For technical support: cps@birmingham.gov.uk.
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