Tender

CN250246 - Proposed Therapeutic Support Service for Children and Young People

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

30 Jan 2025 at 10:48

Planning

28 Jan 2025 at 15:37

Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council is organising a market engagement event for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service for children and young people aged 4-19 with mild to moderate emotional wellbeing needs. These needs include issues such as anxiety, difficulty concentrating, sleeping difficulties, and social avoidance. The event, which is part of the planning stage of the procurement process under the Procurement Act 2023, will be held online on Wednesday 12th February 2025, from 15:00 to 16:00. Interested providers should contact Mhairi Tynan by Monday 10th February at 17:00 to register. The service aligns with the NHS Kent and Medway’s Therapeutic Alliance and aims at complementing the recent public consultation.

This tender offers significant opportunities for providers specialising in children's mental health and counselling services. Businesses that can deliver therapeutic support to young people, helping them manage anxiety, improve concentration, and overcome social and emotional challenges, are well-suited to participate. Engaging in this process allows enterprises to contribute to meaningful societal support while potentially expanding their service reach and client base. The service’s alignment with the therapeutic alliance initiated by NHS Kent and Medway further enriches the collaborative and comprehensive care approach.

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Notice Title

CN250246 - Proposed Therapeutic Support Service for Children and Young People

Notice Description

Prior Information Notice: Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service ** This advert is for market engagement only ** This Prior Information Notice is to invite providers to an online market engagement event on Wednesday 12th February, 15.00 - 16.00 for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service under the Procurement Act 2023. The proposed Therapeutic Support Service would support children and young people aged 4-19 who have mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs. This means children and young who may need support with difficulties such as: * Nervousness or anxiety * Difficulty concentrating * Difficultly sleeping * Avoiding school or activities * Feeling low and not good about themselves * Not wanting to be with friends or family. To complement our recent Public Consultation, we would like to meet with providers to discuss an overview of our proposed service model . We are proposing that this service will be closely aligned with the proposed Therapeutic Alliance, being commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway (Kent Children & Young People's Therapeutic Alliance Market Engagement - Find a Tender), to support children and young people with predominantly moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs. We would like to invite providers to an initial online market engagement event, to be held on Wednesday12th February, 15.00 - 16.00. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed model and procurement timelines and to share initial questions and feedback, prior to the full Specification being published. To book on to this market engagement session please contact to Mhairi.Tynan@kent.gov.uk with "Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service" as the email subject by Monday 10th February, 17.00. Subject to a Key Decision planned for March 2025, we plan to hold a further market engagement event in-person during the week commencing 26th March 2025.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Prior Information Notice: Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service ** This advert is for market engagement only ** This Prior Information Notice is to invite providers to an online market engagement event on Thursday 12th February, 15.00- 16.00 for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service under the Procurement Act 2023. The proposed Therapeutic Support Service would support children and young people aged 4-19 who have mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs. This means children and young who may need support with difficulties such as: * Nervousness or anxiety * Difficulty concentrating * Difficultly sleeping * Avoiding school or activities * Feeling low and not good about themselves * Not wanting to be with friends or family. To complement our recent Public Consultation, we would like to meet with providers to discuss an overview of our proposed service model . We are proposing that this service will be closely aligned with the proposed Therapeutic Alliance, being commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway (Kent Children & Young People's Therapeutic Alliance Market Engagement - Find a Tender), to support children and young people with predominantly moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs. We would like to invite providers to an initial online market engagement event, to be held on Thursday 12th February, 15.00 - 16.00. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed model and procurement timelines and to share initial questions and feedback, prior to the full Specification being published. To book on to this market engagement session please contact to Mhairi.Tynan@kent.gov.uk with "Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service" as the email subject by Monday 10th February, 5pm. Subject to a Key Decision planned for March 2025, we plan to hold a further market engagement event in-person during the week commencing 26th March 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003065-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Hannah Durling
Contact Email
hannah.durling@kent.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000421154

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent

Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

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