Perinatal Mental Health Community Peer Support service

Notice summary

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Opportunity overview

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.

Lot 1 — Contract lot

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. 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 is 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.

Estimated lot value including VAT: £440k

Award criterion: Quality and Innovation

Award criterion: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability

Award criterion: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice

Award criterion: Social Value

Contracting authority

London Borough of Camden London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, UKI31, United Kingdom Contact: Mr Michael Sargeant Email: michael.sargeant@camden.gov.uk Website: http://www.camden.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Open procedure

Legal basis: 32014L0024

Submission deadline: 23 October 2026 at 12:00 pm

Submission language: EN

CPV Classification

85100000 — Health services

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