PRJ-1261-SEL-ICB Southwark Mental Health Supported Work Environment Service

South-East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) seeks to procure a Mental Health Supported Work Environment Service from a single provider, for a one-year period (with an option to extend for a further 12 months). This service will be for the residents of the London Borough of Southwark.

The provider will need to be able to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering (xxx) in South East London for a minimum of (xxx) years.

This opportunity is restricted to Small Medium size (SME) providers and organisations based in South East London. *****CAN WE SAY THIS*****

Applicants must express interest for the whole service and not parts of the service, as no lots apply to this procurement.

If you are interested in this opportunity please register on ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

The full detailed specification, the Expression of Interest (EOI) Guidance Document and the EOI Bidder Response Document are available on ProContract for you to download at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e5555ed9-a8be-ed11-8120-005056b64545

Interested organisations must submit a duly completed EOI with the Bidder Response Document by 31st March 2023. Any expressions of interests issued by any other means will not be considered.

If you have any clarification questions, please submit these via the messaging facility on ProContract. The deadline for clarification questions will be 24th March 2023.

This contract will be awarded without further publication. Interested organisations must express their interest as instructed in this notice if they wish to take part in this procurement process. ***Please note this PIN is being advertised as a call for competition***THIS APPLIES TO FATS ONLY)***

SEL ICB is supported in this project by its procurement partner NHS NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NELCSU), which is managing this procurement.

Additional information: The service will support Southwark residents with severe mental illness (SMI) and other long-term mental health needs by providing them help and encouragement in a supported work environment.

The Service will provide support service users to • develop skills that are readily usable or transferable into their daily lives, and • prepare them for open employment or vocational pursuits as appropriate.

The supported work environment will consist of social enterprises run by the provider with service users deployed directly within them to develop vocational skills. The provider will also run classroom-type sessions to develop service users' IT and interpersonal skills relevant to a work environment. The service will seek to • Improve work skills and the disciplines associated with employment. • Improve social interaction skills in order to collaborate with others and relate to people appropriately in a working environment. • Increase confidence and independence, including moving to more independent living, and decision making. • Increase employment potential. • Improve mental well-being. • Make people less reliant on mental health services • Promote greater social inclusion

The service will provide structure and purpose to service users' daily lives and contribute to wellbeing through enhanced self-esteem. The service will also offer opportunities for individuals to develop support networks and be a vehicle for peer support. It will enable service users to continue to live within the community and contribute to their recovery and reduce the risk of a relapse including the need to be re-admitted to acute hospital care. The support offered by the service will include monitoring service users' mental and physical health and general quality of life.

Applicant must meet this criterion to be taken forward in the procurement process.