Mental Health Support Teams in Schools

A Mental Health Support Teams in Schools Service across Central and West Lancashire. Mental Health Support Teams provide specific support agreed at a national level, to education settings to support low to moderate mental health. Contract Start Date: 1st January 2025 Contract End Date: 31st December 2027 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS4,995,000 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. Mental Health School Teams are nationally funded by NHS England. Funding is allocated specifically for the provision of Mental Health School Teams and the funding received by the ICB is passed through directly to the provider for this purpose. Funding is allocated on an annual basis, however National guidance dictates that services should be commissioned as recurrent services. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24/01/25 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.