Workforce Specialist Services

Concepts

• counselling services
• workforce specialist services
• authority a workforce specialist service
• edinburgh
• specialist services
• workforce specialist service
• treatment service
• workforce
• part of the scottish workforce
• consultancy support

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Provider will deliver on behalf of the Authority a Workforce Specialist Service (WSS), a confidential assessment and treatment service. This will be available to all regulated health and social work and social care staff working as part of the Scottish workforce. The workforce specialist service will offer specialism in treating and supporting regulated practitioners who: - experience increased risks of suffering mental illness including difficulties with addiction and suicidality. - suffer stigmatisation and difficulty accessing confidential assessment and treatment for mental health; - and who are reluctant to seek help due to concerns about professional implications (e.g. regulator involvement, detriment to career progression, impact of having time off sick). The service provided is expected to be led by a multi-professional team with experience in treating regulated professionals. The service should offer specialism in treating addictions including capability to provide or arrange in-patient detoxification and/or rehabilitation therapy. The provider will also support mobilisation, advisory and consultancy support for the Workforce Specialist Service

Total Quantity or Scope

The workforce specialist service will offer specialism in treating and supporting regulated practitioners who: - experience increased risks of suffering mental illness including difficulties with addiction and suicidality. suffer stigmatisation and difficulty accessing confidential assessment and treatment for mental health; - and who are reluctant to seek help due to concerns about professional implications (e.g. regulator involvement, detriment to career progression, impact of having time off sick). … The provider will also support mobilisation, advisory and consultancy support for the Workforce Specialist Service. Additional information: The contract will run for an initial period of 10 months, from 1st December 2021 to 30th September 2022, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The contract maybe extended for up to 24 months.

CPV Codes

• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Authority believes there is only one provider capable of meeting its requirement for this service. The Authority will enact a 10 day standstill period from publication of this notice prior to entering into any contract.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=666243. (SC Ref:666243)