How to win: Adult Mental Health Support Services for Swindon

About this contract

Swindon Borough Council, jointly funded with the Integrated Care Board through pooled budget arrangements, is recommissioning adult mental health support services in Swindon. two distinct but complementary Lots. Lot 1 – Therapeutic and Recovery Support Services Structured, evidence-informed therapeutic and recovery-focused support, with a particular role in early intervention, recovery, self-management and appropriate step-up and step-down pathways. Detailed requirements are set out in Appendix B1. Lot 2 – Nature, Arts, Music and Creative-Based Therapies Non-clinical, community-based support using nature, arts, music and creative approaches to improve wellbeing, reduce isolation, strengthen confidence and resilience and support sustained community participation. Detailed requirements are set out in Appendix B2. The two Lots will operate as a coherent prevention and recovery offer while retaining distinct delivery models and strengths. Providers bidding for both Lots must maintain that distinction while coordinating access, pathways and learning. The initial contract term will be for 3 years, with options to extend for a further 2 years and a further 2 years, giving a potential tota

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Swindon Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £3,955,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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