Improving the Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Staffordshire

Staffordshire's County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups have a shared vision for the development of emotional health and wellbeing services for children and young people in Staffordshire. This is based on the principles of Thrive and gives emphasis to a preventative, early intervention approach. The vision is ambitious and aims to deliver an accessible and responsive service to the children and young people of our county.

Staffordshire covers a large geographical area and is divided into the eight (8) districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth.

Service aims are: • To promote positive emotional health and wellbeing, whilst offering a self-help and face to face support system to those who require it; • To enable children and young people to access services at a time and level they feel is appropriate for them; • Build resilience in individuals, peer groups, family units and communities; • To be inclusive of the Looked After Children and Care Leaver cohort within Staffordshire; • Reduce the prevalence of escalating emotional health and wellbeing issues for children and young people, through prevention and early intervention; • To work collaboratively with professionals, families and services utilising local/place-based arrangements to ensure a child centred approach to support is a reality, not an aspiration.

The Service will offer a flexible approach to meeting the needs of Children and Young People (CYP) aged 5-18, who have mild to moderate mental health needs. The offer will be one that is made up of following;

• Preventative Work o Low level information, advice and guidance o Peer support o Raising awareness of emotional health and wellbeing issues within communities, families, peer groups and with individuals o Tackling the stigma around mental and emotional health o Promotion of new, future emotional health and wellbeing services whilst utilising existing statutory services that support CYP and families in a variety of ways. o Effective work with stakeholders to ensure cohesive services

• Self-Help via Digital Support o Support for young people o Self-referral service o Online counselling.

• Direct Support o Therapeutic offer o Wide range of therapies o Group support o 1:1 support o Peer support

The tender will be procured via a Competitive Dialogue tender process. This will be a three-stage process: - 1. Submission of Selection Questionnaire 2. Invitation to Participate in Dialogue 3. Invitation to Submit Final Bid - Invitation to tender

Suppliers should register on the Proactis e-tendering system: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com and then select this tender opportunity to view and return tender documents.