NHS Medway CCG and Medway Council, through their Partnership Commissioning team, are seeking to commission a Young Persons' Wellbeing Service for Medway using the Lead Provider Model and invite suitably qualified CQC registered Providers to submit a tender to meet the requirements set out in the Service Specification.

The scope of this procurement includes Medway's specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), which are currently provided by Medway Council in partnership with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) at ‘Tier 2' and by SPFT at ‘Tier 3’ as part of a joint Kent and Medway contract. The successful provider shall provide Primary and Specialist emotional wellbeing and mental health services to young people up to the age of 19 for initial referral and to age 25 for continued support if clinically appropriate and in the best interest of the young person. It is expected that this extended age-range will be phased in during the first year of the contract to enable the provider to work with commissioners and providers of adult services to develop the necessary protocols and pathways.