Leicester City Council (‘the ‘Authority’) invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the provision of the Mental Health Wellbeing & Recovery Support Service (MHWRSS) to be commissioned by Leicester City Council for itself and its health and social care partners within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland:

• Leicestershire County Council
• Rutland County Council
• Leicester City NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
• West Leicestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
• East Leicestershire & Rutland NHS Clinical Commissioning Group

Leicester City Council shall be undertaking the procurement on behalf of its partners under formal partnership and joint working agreements with the above-named organisations.  The LLR local authorities shall manage their own separate contracts with the successful provider(s). 

The listed partners are seeking innovative community d services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to help individuals with mental health needs to build resilience, stay well and live full lives.  Provider(s) will use a range of methods (individual, face-to-face, online and groups) to deliver advice and assist individuals to access community d mental health services and wrap around services such as welfare rights, housing, employment and volunteering opportunities.  Using flexible, responsive and short term packages of support, provider(s) shall help individuals meet their personal outcomes to transition to independent living in the community.

The services will need to closely align with Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT’s) and the wider local mental health and social care system by developing effective working relationships and pathways into existing services and contributing to Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and solutions for individuals accessing support.