Notice Information
Notice Title
Therapeutic Alliance
Notice Description
This service is for children and young people aged 5-18 years (up until their 19th Birthday) and up to 25 years for those with special educational needs (and already in treatment or awaiting treatment) or who are care leavers (and who meet the criteria of the service). The service will provide a range of support for children and young people in relation to their emotional wellbeing needs such as: * Evidence based interventions * Workshops * Parenting and peer support * Digital offer * Traumatic Bereavement support * LGBTQIA+ support * Care Leavers support * Positive Behaviour Support The model will be based on providing short intervention therapy, offering a core 6-12-week session model (shorter and longer where clinically indicated). Support will be available face to face (locally in Medway) and virtual through 1-1, group settings, workshops and through a digital offer (24/7 support).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract has a 1 x 5 year and 2 x 3 year extension options.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055353
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082891-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £16,846,297 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £16,846,297 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £16,357,496 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MEDWAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Graham Thomas1
- Contact Email
- categorymanagement@medway.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHATHAM
- Postcode
- ME4 4TR
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ41 Medway
- Delivery Location
- TLJ41 Medway
-
- Local Authority
- Medway
- Electoral Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Westminster Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082891-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035042-2025
25th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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