Black Mental Health
Solicitation number 21401-28-5434748
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/07/10 14:00 EDT
Description
The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide continuous mental health support and programming to federally incarcerated offenders in the Ontario and Nunavut Region. In particular, but not limited to, Indigenous and Ethnocultural offenders. The services with the implementation of this program will support all federally incarcerated offenders, with specialized support provided with cultural sensitivity to Black offenders. The work will involve collaborating with a Black-focused, Black-led community agency to provide culturally relevant mental health & emotional resilience supports.
Objectives: The contractor must provide continuous, culturally relevant mental health support to Black offenders across all federal institutions in the Ontario and Nunavut Region. This must include:
• In-person engagement sessions at each institution to introduce available supports.
• Ongoing, access to culturally competent mental health services for Black offenders through group and individual sessions.
• A consistent and reliable source of support throughout the contract period.
The objective is to ensure Black offenders have uninterrupted access to culturally safe mental health services & build their emotional resilience, helping to mitigate barriers to care and support reintegration efforts.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 8 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/08/01.
Trade agreements
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No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process
Reason for limited tendering
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None
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
- Address
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445 Union Street
Kingston, Ontario, K7L4Y8Canada
- Contracting authority
- Danielle Murdoch
- Phone
- (343) 422-4831
- Email
- danielle.murdoch@csc-scc.gc.ca
- Address
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445 Union Street
Kingston, Ontario, K7L4Y8Canada
Bidding details
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP Black Mental Health 2026.pdf | 001 | EN | 31 | 2026/06/22 |
| APM FR Black Mental Health.pdf | 001 | FR | 7 | 2026/06/22 |
| DDP Complexité moyenne - Black Mental Health.pdf | 001 | FR | 4 | 2026/06/22 |
| RFP Medium Complexity Black mental health.pdf | 001 | EN | 23 | 2026/06/22 |
| verification-form-(3.pdf | 001 | EN | 15 | 2026/06/22 |
| declaration-form-(1.pdf | 001 | EN | 13 | 2026/06/22 |
| formulaire_liste_des_noms_pour_declaration_integrite-fra-(1 (2).pdf | 001 | FR | 5 | 2026/06/22 |
| formulaire_declaration_integrite-fra-(1 (2).pdf | 001 | FR | 5 | 2026/06/22 |
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