NECS501 - Place Based Peer Support Service - Tees Valley

Description

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition process to commission a Place Based Peer Support Service to cover the Tees Valley region. The service will provide place-based peer support for service users who have a Mental Health need. This should be face to face, however other mediums can be used especially if this is by patient choice. The service will provide an individualised, person centred approach for people with mental health needs, will be recovery focused and effectively draw upon the lived experience of the peer support workers to offer a range of emotional and practical support. Services must be made available to people in all 5 localities of the Tees Valley: Darlington Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees Lot 1: INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition process to commission a Place Based Peer Support Service to cover the Tees Valley region. The service will provide place-based peer support for service users who have a Mental Health need. This should be face to face, however other mediums can be used especially if this is by patient choice. The service will provide an individualised, person centred approach for people with mental health needs, will be recovery focused and effectively draw upon the lived experience of the peer support workers to offer a range of emotional and practical support. Services must be made available to people in all 5 localities of the Tees Valley: Darlington Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. This is a new service. Contract Start Date: 01 May 2025 Contract End Date: 30 April 2031 (incl. 1 year optional extension)