Please refer to 'Fundamentals of Contact' Course in our Ansys Innocation Space for details in how to set up contact. https://courses.ansys.com/index.php/courses/fundamental-topics-in-contact/
For convergence stability, make sure your initial contact status is closed prevent rigid body motion. Also,if possible, it is probably best to apply a displacement based load to induce the bending, instead of a force based load.