Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Steelhouse Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B46NH
Contact
Carly Joseph
Telephone
+44 7929203012
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
NHS Organisation Data Service
222656143
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS Trust
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Emotional Dysregulation in Autism Peer Support Workers
Reference number
WMCPC - PSW - 2425 - 01
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Peer support workers will support young people through transition from Tier 4 to community settings, through specific lived experience of Autism and emotional dysregulation.
Specialist peer support workers will be aiming to provide a consistent approach to persistent distress in young people, through peer support service provision, social action and training, facilitating communities to be resilient and skillful.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £148,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
To be delivered within a number of Units across the West Midlands geographical footprint.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Phase 1: - Capacity Building: Co-producing the Peer Support model with imROC and international peer support colleagues including those with lived experience. Fundraise to train Peer Support Workers.
Phase 2 Plot: Will complete a small-scale pilot with 2 PSW and 12 Young People.
Phase 3: Completion of Peer Support Impact Measurement & undertake an Academic Evaluation as well as capturing Benefits Realised and lessons learned for future programme development.
The 12-month Pilot will commence in June 2024 and will end June 2025. June 2024 through June 2025 will be the designated time to Go Live and launch the program by holding engagement events with each provider to enable awareness of the program and increase case referral.
June 2024 through June 2025 will be the delivery of the program to referred Young People with regular monthly project meetings.
May 2025 complete impact report and deliver an Impact Event
SERVICE will provide psychologically informed peer support to autistic young people who struggle with their mental health, in the hope that this peer support will provide them with coping skills to be able to better manage their mental health, self-harm or associated mental illness. Peer Support will be delivered through creating a contract with youth mental health services for them to provide us with access to suitable young people in need for us to deliver the peer support to.
Model
Each young person will be allocated 2 named peer support workers. 1 peer support worker will see each young person 3 times a week with following structure:
Visit 1: Relationship building. The PSW will work with the autistic young person to establish rapport and initiate a trusting, reciprocal connection, which will enable improved engagement with the programme's aims.
Visit 2: Skills work.
The skills work will be around therapeutic interventions such as emotion regulation skills from Low arousal model and Dialectical Behavioural therapy. Sensory integration such as a sensory ladder will be provided and co-produced by each young person and PSW.
Visit 3: Reintegration into the Community
This involved the young person being supported to engage with the community. An example of this would include finding an education provision, searching for community employability programmes. It can also include going to a community support group for their interests e.g. an LGBT support group or animal therapy group. SERVICE's strong links to the voluntary and community sectors will be vital for this.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
23 May 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
West Midlands Tier 4 Provider Collaborative Commissioning Hub will be the decision makers. The Lead Provider of the Provider Collaborative/Commissioning Hub, who hosts the commissioning hub, is Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.