# Mental Health in the Workplace

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 12 August 2019
- Planned start: 30 September 2019
- Planned end: 30 June 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fb4b6aeb-8a9e-4873-b2f4-dbed9800db58-307490
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c8fc5db-27d0-416c-8936-1d2d27cdc8a8

## Description

This service specification sets out an opportunity to undertake a Pilot that focuses on Mental health in the work place\. ECC, in partnership with the CCGs, has a good track record of getting people in to the workplace\. However, this has highlighted a need for support in job retention either following an individual successfully gaining employment or where their existing employment is breaking down due to their mental health\. Job retention is a key early intervention and can help avoid crisis for the individual\. This Pilot targets support for employers, rather than individuals\. The concept is for the successful supplier/s to develop a case load of employers \(rather than individuals\), offer a programme of support to the employers to improve their awareness of mental health and how they can best to support their employees in the workplace\.

## 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/fb4b6aeb-8a9e-4873-b2f4-dbed9800db58-307490)