Mental Health Support Services

In 2019 Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (IESCCG) and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (WSCCG) with system partners and the community published the ten year (2019-2029) East and West Suffolk Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Strategy with the aim to transform mental health and emotional wellbeing support in Suffolk.

In order to support this strategy, the CCGs, Suffolk County Council (SCC) and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking to hear from organisations who would be interested in supporting and potentially delivering services within Ipswich and East Suffolk and/or West Suffolk.

The intention is to build a framework of providers detailing their offers in line with the four service groups: -Children, Young People & Families -Community Mental Health -Mental Health Crisis -Learning Disabilities & Autism The framework will include all appropriate offers received from any sector.

The framework will be the first document used by the CCGs, SCC and NSFT when looking for partners to develop and deliver services.

To ensure the framework remains current, relevant and innovative, it will be opened for new applications periodically.

The CCGs, SCC and NSFT will be holding a market engagement event in the morning of the 24th September to provide further details and to seek support to develop the framework and the procurement .

The establishment of the Framework will also provide an immediate opportunity for those interested in delivering the following services: • Community Mental Health Services- Additional and Enhanced Support • Mental Health Crisis - Alternative to Admission initiatives i.e Crisis Cafes and Places of Safety • Children, Young People and Families - Children and Young People ADHD Diagnostics and support Service • Community MH - Adults ADHD Diagnostic and Support Service Interested parties for the four areas named above will be asked to submit their tenders at the same time as applying to be included in the wider framework.

Providers will not have to bid for these specific services in order to be part of the wider framework moving forward.

The CCGs, SCC and NSFT are looking to communicate with all areas of provision, from established mental health providers through to informal support groups.

This Notice is a call for competition and only those providers who express an interest in moving forward with this development will receive any further documentation.

The CCGs intend to award contracts without further publication and providers are required to express their interest on: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home Register or login and select the tenders (current) tab, select the Mental Health Support Services and click express interest.