Perinatal Mental Health Community Peer Support service

Description

The London Borough of Camden is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced provider to deliver its Perinatal Mental Health Community Peer Support Service. The service will provide practical and emotional peer support to Camden residents from pregnancy until their child’s second birthday who are experiencing, or are at risk of developing, mild to moderate perinatal mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression. Support will be delivered through trained peer supporters with relevant lived experience, with the service aiming to improve parent and infant wellbeing, reduce social isolation and strengthen parents’ confidence and resilience. Following engagement with residents, stakeholders and the provider market, Camden is seeking to build on and enhance the existing service. The new service will be expected to: provide accessible, high-quality and person-centred peer support from pregnancy through to the child’s second birthday; - engage and support fathers as well as mothers; - recruit, train and provide appropriate ongoing support to peer supporters with lived experience; - strengthen engagement with Black, Asian and other communities currently underrepresented in services; - provide culturally appropriate and bilingual support where required; - work collaboratively with health, community and other services supporting families during the perinatal period; and - deliver support in accessible community locations close to where Camden residents live wherever possible. The Council undertook market engagement which demonstrated interest from a number of potential providers. The Council is therefore undertaking a competitive process in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) to identify the most suitable provider to deliver the service. The proposed contract will be for a period of 48 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031, with an estimated total contract value of £440,000 (£110,000 per annum). Organisations interested in delivering the service are invited to review the tender documentation and submit a tender in accordance with the instructions and timescales set out on the London Tenders Portal. Keywords: Perinatal, mental health