How to win: Opening 1 of the Mental Health Outreach and Social Inclusion Contract

About this contract

This is re-opening of the existing framework for Outreach Support and Social Inclusion for People with Mental Health needs, to provide a range of options to support people to gain and retain the skills necessary to live as independently as possible and promote social inclusion. This relates to the following contract: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014142-2025 It incorporates services delivered under the following Lots: Lot 1 - Life skills Lot 2 - Crisis support Lot 3 - Rehabilitation and Recovery Opportunity to tender begins 22nd June 2026 on Open www.open-uk.org

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Newcastle City Council 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.
• ✓Start early: it closes 20 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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