Birmingham's Young People's (10 - 25 years) Substance Misuse Service

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Birmingham City Council is seeking expressions of interest to inform commissioners of the provider landscape to aid understanding of the market and to help identify suitable providers to deliver Birmingham's Children and Young Peoples' (10 - 25 years old) Substance Misuse Service. The Children and Young People's (CYP) Substance Misuse Service is delivered by a single provider from a central location and co-located venues. It is a Single Point of Access (SPOA) for Young People up to the age of 25. Upwards of 700 young people access the service yearly with the following key commissioning intentions:  Reducing risky behaviours associated with substance misuse  Work with CYP and their families to build protective factor for those with vulnerabilities in a holistic approach.  A primary prevention offer to 10-15 year olds of the harm of drugs and alcohol. Please note this soft market testing exercise has been issued as an information seeking exercise and is not part of a procurement process. There is no guarantee of any procurement activity taking place following this exercise. Expressions of Interest Questionnaire Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council are looking for informal expressions of interest on the abovementioned services at this stage in order to establish the level of market interest. Please click on the link below to complete the expression of interest form on MS Forms. https://forms.office.com/e/9mii3dnK2x The Soft Market Test (SMT) exercise is being issued via the Council's e-tendering system, In-tend, with a link to an MS Form questionnaire. Interested organisations are requested to complete and submit the questionnaire using the link provided. Responses from the questionnaire will only be made available to the relevant Public Health officers and/or their advisers in respect of this SMT exercise. The 'In-tend' system is secure and free to use for organisations. If you have any questions on how to use this web site please contact the CPS Help Desk email cps@birmingham.gov.uk. Additional information: Birmingham City Council is looking for informal expressions of interest on the above mentioned service. At this stage to establish the level of market interest. Please click on the link below to complete the expression of interest form on MS Forms https://forms.office.com/e/9mii3dnK2x