How to win: BNSSG ICB - Second Step - Hope

About this contract

The HOPE service supports men aged 30 to 64 in BNSSG who are experiencing emotional distress linked to financial difficulties, offering practical help with debt and benefits alongside psychosocial support. Delivered by Second Step, the service typically provides four to six weeks of assistance, including up to eight one‑hour sessions plus phone and text contact. The service aims to reduce suicide risk, improve wellbeing, aid recovery from crisis, enhance patient experience and ensure safe, supportive care.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
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