In October 2019 NHS England and NHS Improvement set up the National Quality Improvement Taskforce for children and young people's mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient services to respond to and act upon recommendations and improvement themes identified by a series of reports and reviews published in 2019, which showed current services are not always delivering high quality care.

The challenges around these services are high-profile, complex and wide-ranging.

The Taskforce has been established to bring together existing pieces of work, creating a coordinated approach, and to develop solutions to the quality issues that have already been identified.

The Taskforce is specifically focused on improving current specialist children and young people's inpatient mental health, autism and learning disability services in England by making a rapid set of improvements in care.

To progress this work, it is vital for the Taskforce to draw on the expertise of a range of stakeholders, including children and young people (CYP) and their families who must be at the heart of the programme.

The overall aim of the Taskforce is to improve the quality and safety of inpatient services so they are delivered to the consistently high standard that CYP deserve - it is crucial that their voice is heard and that they are given an opportunity to shape, influence and input into the projects.

Our aim is to co-produce and co-design the work wherever possible and appropriate and involve CYP as both partners and influencers across the Taskforce's work.

We want to work collaboratively with third sector partners to help us reach CYP currently in inpatient care settings, as well as those who are recovering/have been discharged in the last couple of years, as it is crucial that a trauma-informed approach is taken and wraparound support for young people is provided as needed.

Interested suppliers should register on the NHS England e-procurement system here: https://health-family.force.com/login • Once logged in click 'Find Opportunities' and search for "C97924 Engaging With CYP in MH, LD & A Inpatient Settings" • Click 'Register Interest' • Once you have registered your interest you will be able to view the Requirements and complete the Qualification Questionnaire