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Mental Health Prevention Services

LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Mar 2026 at 15:35

Award Notice
Tender

27 Aug 2025 at 13:10

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council is looking to commission Mental Health Prevention Services to address community health needs in England, United Kingdom. This procurement process follows an open procedure method with an anticipated contract value of £5,070,000, and the contract period spans from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031. The service is focused on preventing, reducing, and delaying adults' need to access acute mental health crisis services by delivering neighbourhood-based, strength-based reablement interventions. Key features include peer mentoring, volunteering, education, and training opportunities tailored to individual assessments. The award stage is active, and the chosen supplier is PSS (UK) Ltd, with the most recent award notice published on 6 March 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) to engage in delivering innovative mental health services. By focusing on scalable and responsive interventions, businesses specialising in mental health, peer support, training, and community engagement can benefit from this contract and contribute to improved public mental health outcomes. Companies that possess expertise in co-production and community health services will find themselves well-suited to meet the requirements set by Liverpool City Council, thus fostering business growth within the sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mental Health Prevention Services

Notice Description

Liverpool City Council is looking to commission a qualified and experienced organisation to deliver a range of Preventative Mental Health Services. We're excited to be transforming our approach in this area, with a focus on strength-based reablement, improved efficiency and effectiveness, and better outcomes for service users, while also helping to reduce demand on statutory services. The service will support adults who experience mild to moderate symptoms attributed to poor mental health or common mental health problems (CMHP) with the aim of preventing reducing and delaying the need for adults to access acute / crisis mental health services. Key features of the Lead Provider Mental Health Prevention Services are specified to include: * Single Point of Referral / No Wrong Door. * Neighbourhood-based services. * Scaled up interventions 'that work' e.g. Peer Mentoring that can flex over the course of the contract. * Scaled up volunteering, education and training opportunities and pathways out of services. * Menu of interventions, autonomy, choice and control to service users based on individual assessment. * Monitoring and Outcome evaluation improvement. The aim is for the lead provider to work with delivery partners to deliver a streamlined, responsive and equitable mental health prevention service, which will develop and maintain a comprehensive timetable or menu of interventions, incorporating a broad range of preventative services, strongly based on co-production with service users.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-04c2d309-fb0a-4c2f-8293-1da4a7d53585
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64b2d605-6cfe-4b02-a26a-c3c658960e67
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,691,086 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,070,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jan 20263 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PSS (UK

Further Information

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