First Episode Psychosis

Buyer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Value
£270,860
Closes
27 November 2026
Where
Cardiff, Wales
Type
Open tender

In plain English

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wants a company or charity to run a community support service for people experiencing their first episode of psychosis, a serious mental health condition that can cause hallucinations, delusions or confused thinking. The service aims to help people recover and reconnect with their community, through peer support, wellbeing activities and help with education, work and social life. It is a fixed-term contract worth about £270,860, starting April 2027.

What the buyer wants

• Deliver a community-based support service for people experiencing first episode psychosis across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan • Provide recovery-focused support, peer support and wellbeing activities, plus help with community integration, education, training, employment and social inclusion • Run the service from 1 April 2027 for two years, with the Health Board able to extend it by up to two further 12-month periods, to 31 March 2031

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

The notice does not list specific entry criteria, but bidders will need demonstrable experience of delivering mental health or recovery support services, and a business with only trades or general commercial experience would most likely be ruled out.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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