Reducing Hopelessness Through Positive Activities

Concepts

• health and social work
• norwich
• norfolk
• prevention and positive activities
• positive mental health outcomes
• hopelessness
• positive activities
• norfolk county council
• national strategy for suicide prevention priorities
• public health

Location

County of Norfolk

Description

Norfolk County Council is seeking to procure a service which is aimed at supporting men in Norfolk aged 18 and above presenting to GPs feeling depressed and hopeless. The Procurement will be delivered against Public Health and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention priorities with agreed targets and deliverables. Our overarching aim is to reduce deaths by suicide in Norfolk to as close to zero as possible. Over 75% of those who take their own lives are male. Men often do not feel comfortable in seeking advice or support from traditional services available and some fall back on coping strategies that may be damaging to their health e.g. alcohol and drugs. The delivery partner will deliver the prevention and positive activities (PPA) work across Norfolk and Waveney. They will deliver this through a strengths-based approach supporting men to promote positive mental health outcomes by developing a better understanding of themselves throughout the various life stages.

Total Quantity or Scope

Public Health Norfolk County Council is seeking to continue to increase delivery of the prevention and positive activities (PPA) work across Norfolk & Waveney. This work will be delivered within the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) which are now established across Norfolk. This will be an integral part of the mental health offer which has been developed within the PCNs. Support will be offered to men aged 18 and above presenting to GPs feeling depressed and hopeless, where a GP would usually refer to Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) under non-urgent criteria.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.