# Supported Employment for adults experiencing mental ill health

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 12 December 2019
- Planned start: 1 July 2020
- Planned end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ed4e27f6-416e-4307-9bdb-3e5dd1e055bb-331899
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2fb6b65d-baa9-48d7-9e65-da4212949704

## Description

This is for the provision of supported employment services to adults in Essex experiencing mental ill health\. The proposed approach, based on broad stakeholder engagement, including engagement with individuals with lived experience, is to procure a lead provider\(s\) to deliver Supported Mental Health Employment services across Essex via two Lots\. The Supported Employment Services are a non-statutory service and are aimed at improving the wellbeing of people mental health illness\. We believe that employment is a key enabler to supporting recovering and independence and can help people become less reliant on statutory health and social care services\.

## Related contract awards

- [SuDs & GI in Schools Programme 26/27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-21aa6201-e389-418a-b3b6-c8f7b6b97eb8): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [Quantity Surveying \(QS\) support for the Ormiston Rivers SEN project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-792a8c30-dbea-4c19-b53b-675db70c888a): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [NDORS Booking System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-652764a5-9885-4560-87b1-3ad5260098b7): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed4e27f6-416e-4307-9bdb-3e5dd1e055bb-331899)