LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• lgbtq+ health and wellbeing service
• durham
• wellbeing service
• overall aim of the service
• equality of lgbtq
• health services
• health education
• lgbtq
• sexual health

Location

Durham CC:

Description

The overall aim of the Service is to promote the health, wellbeing and equality of LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham. The LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service will provide age-appropriate one-to-one and group work support for LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham, which could be delivered face-to-face or virtually depending upon the needs or preferences of service users, as well as support for their families, access to health services and social groups, plus training and awareness sessions for a wide range of organisations. The objectives of the Service are to: •Support LGBTQ+ young people to stay in their education setting and reach their full potential, including supporting the transition from primary to secondary school and from secondary school into post-16 settings. •Improve mental and emotional wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people. •Provide age-appropriate relationship, sex and health education (RSHE) that complements statutory RSHE curriculum. • Improve the sexual health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people. • Promote healthy lifestyles. • Increase resilience and safety. • Reduce social isolation experienced by LGBTQ+ young people. • Tackle stigma and discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ+ community. • Reduce health inequalities by facilitating access for LGBTQ+ young people to appropriate services. • Develop and implement pathways between interdependent specialist services and universal provision specifically including, but not limited to, Emotional Resilience Nurses within the 0-25 Family Health Service. • Use a range of evidence-based tools and interventions, which will be agreed with the Commissioner and regularly reviewed, to identify need and support for LGBTQ+ young people. • Provision of brief intervention, where appropriate, following Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening. • Where appropriate, use a whole family approach to improve relationships and engage wider family members in support plans and interventions. • Support partner organisations to develop and implement more inclusive practice through an agreed training offer.

Total Quantity or Scope

Durham County Council is seeking a single provider to deliver a LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Service - this will provide age-appropriate one-to-one and group work support for LGBTQ+ people aged 11-25 in County Durham. This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime). The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract. The Council has provided TUPE information and employee data. This information is provided in good faith by the Council; however, each bidder must undertake their own due diligence in this regard, and ensure that TUPE has been considered within their completed tender submission. Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN677961 Additional information: The contract is also being let with two extension periods of 12 months each. The extension periods are subject to funding and commissioner approval. Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN677961

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

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