Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-3ebe-72cd-a97b-caa02e12a417/work-ready-service-for-young-adults-with-mental-illness awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Work Ready Service for Young Adults with Mental Illness [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £627,000 Published 5 Jun 2026 Deadline Closed 18 Aug 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Essex County Council is commissioning a service to support individuals aged 16 to 26 years old who have experienced severe mental illness to achieve their vocational goals and aspirations. This service is in response to the disruption young adults experienced during and following Covid and the high levels of mental health illness now being experienced by young adults which is impacting on their education and employment opportunities This is a newly commissioned service, based on the data, needs and voice of people that use services who have told us that they do not get the support around their vocational aspirations when they need it due to their mental illness. The requirements for this service are not fully prescriptive. Essex County Council would expect the successful provider to work with commissioners and crucially people with lived experience and their carers to inform the design and delivery using a robust approach to co-producing the service. Lived experience and co-production should be at the heart of shaping the service and Essex County Council fully expects the service to evolve over the life of the contract to reflect this. The purpose of the service is to support young adults to: - Be enabled to develop the life skills necessary to access education, training or paid employment. - Build resilience and aspirations and return to school, college and/or begin training - Build confidence, self-esteem and motivation - Develop plans for how to achieve their career plans and aspirations - Build life skills such as time management, financial/budget management, organisation and team work - Become engagement ready and access other resources in the community such as youth services - In particular, the service is to provide opportunities for those individuals who may not have supportive families to guide them through finishing education and planning for work. - The service will also contribute to the delivery of the outcomes set out in the Essex Mental Health Strategy. 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