Provision of a mental health support and intervention service for eligible children and young people in Leicestershire aged up to 18 years and their families/carers who meet the threshold of the CAMHS young people’s team, as well as providing support to staff who are working with these cohorts of young people. This contract has been awarded under the Provider selection Regime following Direct Award Process A.

Provision of a mental health support and intervention service for eligible children and young people in Leicestershire aged up to 18 years and their families/carers who meet the threshold of the CAMHS young people’s team, as well as providing support to staff who are working with these cohorts of young people. Eligible young people will meet one of the following criteria: • being a looked after child, • being adopted, • being an unaccompanied asylum seeker • being homeless, • being in special guardianship arrangements. The contract includes: • specialist psychological consultation; • clinician-led support; • referral into clinical services; • treatment pathways for moderate to severe mental illness. Leicestershire Partnership Trust are the only capable provider as this contract is linked to the wider delivery of CAMHS in Leicestershire for referral into clinical services and available resources. LPT have the breadth of specialist experience and knowledge that is needed to be able to support a range of council employees, providers, carers and families in providing mental health support to looked after children. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider selection Regime) Regulations 2023 following Direct Award Process A The life time value of the contract is £345,000 The contract provides for services to be provided between 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 with options to extend up to 31st March 2029