Specialist Mental Health Advisory Service - North West Surrey

Description

Citizens Advice Bureau Runnymede and Spelthorne provide a specialist advisory service directly to people admitted as an inpatient within a mental health setting and deliver a service to clients with mental health problems in the community predominantly those under the care of secondary care mental health services, that are unable to be supported by more generic community services, namely the Citizens advice. This service covers North West Surrey. Lot 1: Citizens Advice Bureau Runnymede and Spelthorne provides a specialist advisory service directly to people admitted as an adult mental health inpatient. It also delivers a service to clients with mental health problems in the community, predominantly those under the care of secondary care mental health services, who are unable to be supported by more generic community services, namely the Citizens Advice. This service covers North West Surrey. NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB intends to award Citizens Advice Bureau Runnymede and Spelthorne, an existing provider, a contract following a Direct Award C process. Citizens Advice is a charity offering free, confidential, practical advice to residents with mental health problems on a wide range of everyday issues to support their wellbeing. They provide support for the following : • Money and debt concerns • Benefits and welfare rights • Housing and homelessness • Employment and workplace issues • Blue badge applications • And more based on individual needs and circumstances This contract is awarded under the Direct Award C process, in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR) two-year term, from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2026. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £94,836 (£47,418 per annum) over the two-year term, from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2026. CAB is funded by a variety of stakeholders (ICB, Councils, local trust, charity funding) due to the breadth of work they provide to society.