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Please find March's commissioning update below. We also provide regular updates about commissioning in the county via our News Bulletins and mailings.

Children & Family Centres Recommissioning Update - Gloucestershire County Council has appointed Family Action to run its centres in Stroud and Cotswold, with Aspire Foundation Trust managing Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. The new contracts will begin on 1 April 2024. Work is ongoing to confirm a partnership for Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. We will provide further updates as and when they are published.

Rethink Mental Illness appointed to support people with mental health issues in Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire County Council will invest up to £4.7 million over the next seven years in mental health support. Rethink Mental Illness will receive £700k per year to provide its Mental Health Support and Advice Service. The new contract starts on 1 April 2024, for a period of five years, with the option to extend it for a further two years.

Recommissioning of Youth Support Services in Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire County Council is recommissioning Youth Support Services in the county for delivery from 1 July 2024. We will provide further updates as and when they are published.