Award

Mental Health Prevention Services

LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

02 Jan 2026 at 11:06

Tender

27 Aug 2025 at 13:09

PlanningUpdate

01 Jul 2025 at 13:21

PlanningUpdate

01 Jul 2025 at 13:14

Planning

27 Jun 2025 at 11:13

Planning

27 Jun 2025 at 10:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Liverpool City Council recently completed an open procedure procurement process for the provision of Preventative Mental Health Services, focusing on improving efficiency and outcomes while reducing demand on statutory services. This contract, awarded to PSS (UK), begins on 1 April 2026 and is scheduled to end on 31 March 2029, with potential for extension until 31 March 2031 based on performance. The procurement encompasses community health services, targeting adults with mild to moderate mental health issues within Liverpool and surrounding regions. Awarded under the UK's light-touch regime, this initiative aims at offering neighbourhood-based services with a single point of referral, as well as scaled-up interventions like peer mentoring and expanded education opportunities. Key dates include the end of the standstill period on 14 January 2026 and a future signature date set for 31 January 2026.

This procurement presents numerous growth opportunities for businesses, especially large organisations and SMEs specializing in mental health and community health services. Firms able to provide scalable interventions and engage in collaborative partnerships will thrive in this competitive landscape. The contract allows for expansion of services as additional funding becomes available, encouraging organisations with innovative, evidence-based solutions to participate. With options for commissioning extra preventative services and a focus on community engagement, businesses with a focus on social value and a strategic growth mindset are well-positioned to benefit from this contract's possibilities. This tender was a competitive process, attracting a mix of VCSE organisations and SMEs, demonstrating robust interest and potential for scalable services.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Mental Health Prevention Services

Notice Description

Liverpool City Council has commissioned a qualified and experienced organisation to deliver a range of Preventative Mental Health Services. This forms part of the Council's transformation in mental health support, focusing on strength-based reablement, improved efficiency and effectiveness, and better outcomes for service users, while helping to reduce demand on statutory services. The service will support adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms associated with poor mental health or common mental health problems (CMHP), with the aim of preventing, reducing, and delaying the need for access to acute or crisis mental health services. Key features of the Lead Provider Mental Health Prevention Service include: - Single Point of Referral / No Wrong Door approach - Neighbourhood-based services - Scaled-up interventions that work (e.g., Peer Mentoring) with flexibility over the contract term - Expanded volunteering, education, and training opportunities, creating pathways out of services - A menu of interventions offering autonomy, choice, and control to service users based on individual assessment - Robust monitoring and outcome evaluation for continuous improvement The lead provider will work collaboratively with delivery partners to provide a streamlined, responsive, and equitable mental health prevention service, maintaining a comprehensive timetable of interventions and a broad range of preventative services, strongly based on co-production with service users.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Authority may, at its absolute discretion, and subject to additional funding becoming available to the Authority, extend this contract beyond the Initial Term by a further period or periods of up to 2 years.

Planning Information

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. As part of this journey, we're hosting a Soft Market Engagement Event to share our plans and hear your thoughts. What to Expect at the Event We'll be covering: • Our current commissioning position and key themes for the future of Mental Health Prevention Services • The outcomes we're aiming to achieve • An overview of the proposed procurement process and timelines This is a great opportunity to hear directly from our Commissioning team, ask questions, and share your feedback. Your input will help us shape the final service model and ensure the procurement process is as smooth and effective as possible. We look forward to hearing your insights and working together to build a stronger preventative mental health offer for Liverpool. Who Should Attend? This event is open to any organisation interested in bidding to deliver Mental Health Prevention statutory services. If this is an area your organisation is passionate about, we'd love to have you join us. Can't Make It? No problem! If you're unable to attend, don't worry - we'll share all the presentation materials after the event. That way, you'll still have access to all the key information. How to Book Your Place To reserve your spot, please email the following details: ~Name of Organisation ~Your Full Name ~Contact Email Address to: Rebecca.Potter@liverpool.gov.uk The deadline for registration is 10:00am on 14th July 2025. After you've booked, we'll send the Microsoft Teams link and confirm your place at the event.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0554f4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000021-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£1,691,086 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£4,227,715 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
16 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
TLD72 Liverpool

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PSS (UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0554f4-2026-01-02T11:06:30Z",
    "date": "2026-01-02T11:06:30Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0554f4",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "planning": {
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "035715-2025",
                "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK1",
                "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035715-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-06-27T11:56:15+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "035746-2025",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK2",
                "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035746-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-06-27T12:13:35+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "036440-2025",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK2",
                "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036440-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-07-01T14:14:18+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "036448-2025",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK2",
                "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036448-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-07-01T14:21:13+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "engagement",
                "type": "engagement",
                "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. As part of this journey, we're hosting a Soft Market Engagement Event to share our plans and hear your thoughts. What to Expect at the Event We'll be covering: * Our current commissioning position and key themes for the future of Mental Health Prevention Services * The outcomes we're aiming to achieve * An overview of the proposed procurement process and timelines This is a great opportunity to hear directly from our Commissioning team, ask questions, and share your feedback. Your input will help us shape the final service model and ensure the procurement process is as smooth and effective as possible. We look forward to hearing your insights and working together to build a stronger preventative mental health offer for Liverpool. Who Should Attend? This event is open to any organisation interested in bidding to deliver Mental Health Prevention statutory services. If this is an area your organisation is passionate about, we'd love to have you join us. Can't Make It? No problem! If you're unable to attend, don't worry - we'll share all the presentation materials after the event. That way, you'll still have access to all the key information. How to Book Your Place To reserve your spot, please email the following details: ~Name of Organisation ~Your Full Name ~Contact Email Address to: Rebecca.Potter@liverpool.gov.uk The deadline for registration is 10:00am on 14th July 2025. After you've booked, we'll send the Microsoft Teams link and confirm your place at the event.",
                "dueDate": "2025-07-15T23:59:59+01:00",
                "status": "scheduled"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-PPON-PRVY-7813-WLPG",
            "name": "Liverpool City Council",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                "id": "PRVY-7813-WLPG"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Cunard Building",
                "locality": "Liverpool",
                "postalCode": "L3 1DS",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKD72"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
                        "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
                        "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "https://www.liverpool.gov.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
            "name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-COH",
                "id": "IP27440R"
            },
            "additionalIdentifiers": [
                {
                    "scheme": "GB-MPR",
                    "id": "27440R"
                }
            ],
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South",
                "locality": "Stockport",
                "postalCode": "SK1 3TS",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKD35"
            },
            "roles": [
                "tenderer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.creativesupport.co.uk",
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": true
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-08053204",
            "name": "MERSEY CARE LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-COH",
                "id": "08053204"
            },
            "additionalIdentifiers": [
                {
                    "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                    "id": "PQGY-3377-GZXP"
                }
            ],
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "V7 Kings Business Park",
                "locality": "Prescot",
                "postalCode": "L34 1PJ",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKD71"
            },
            "roles": [
                "tenderer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/",
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-10278464",
            "name": "OIZA HEALTHCARE LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-COH",
                "id": "10278464"
            },
            "additionalIdentifiers": [
                {
                    "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                    "id": "PWXQ-1567-WNQQ"
                }
            ],
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Chadburn House Weighbridge Road",
                "locality": "Mansfield",
                "postalCode": "NG18 1AH",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKF15"
            },
            "roles": [
                "tenderer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.oizahealthcare.co.uk",
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-COH-00214077",
            "name": "PSS (UK)",
            "identifier": {
                "scheme": "GB-COH",
                "id": "00214077"
            },
            "additionalIdentifiers": [
                {
                    "scheme": "GB-PPON",
                    "id": "PRDD-1972-VYWL"
                }
            ],
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Eleanor Rathbone House Unit 16, Connect Business Village",
                "locality": "Liverpool",
                "postalCode": "L5 9PR",
                "country": "GB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom",
                "region": "UKD72"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "development@pss.org.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier",
                "tenderer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://psspeople.com/",
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": true,
                "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false,
                "shelteredWorkshop": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-PPON-PRVY-7813-WLPG",
        "name": "Liverpool City Council"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "DN780069",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "2023/54",
            "scheme": "UKPGA",
            "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
        },
        "title": "Mental Health Prevention Services",
        "description": "Liverpool City Council has commissioned a qualified and experienced organisation to deliver a range of Preventative Mental Health Services. This forms part of the Council's transformation in mental health support, focusing on strength-based reablement, improved efficiency and effectiveness, and better outcomes for service users, while helping to reduce demand on statutory services. The service will support adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms associated with poor mental health or common mental health problems (CMHP), with the aim of preventing, reducing, and delaying the need for access to acute or crisis mental health services. Key features of the Lead Provider Mental Health Prevention Service include: - Single Point of Referral / No Wrong Door approach - Neighbourhood-based services - Scaled-up interventions that work (e.g., Peer Mentoring) with flexibility over the contract term - Expanded volunteering, education, and training opportunities, creating pathways out of services - A menu of interventions offering autonomy, choice, and control to service users based on individual assessment - Robust monitoring and outcome evaluation for continuous improvement The lead provider will work collaboratively with delivery partners to provide a streamlined, responsive, and equitable mental health prevention service, maintaining a comprehensive timetable of interventions and a broad range of preventative services, strongly based on co-production with service users.",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "85323000",
                        "description": "Community health services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKD72",
                        "country": "GB",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "specialRegime": [
            "lightTouch"
        ],
        "aboveThreshold": true,
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                    "endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
                "status": "complete",
                "value": {
                    "amountGross": 2029303.2,
                    "amount": 1691086,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Quality/ Technical Criteria",
                            "description": "Bidders are required to read the guidance and complete the Submission Document included in the ITT pack.",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 70,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "name": "Price",
                            "description": "Bidders are required to read the guidance and complete the Pricing Schedule included in the ITT pack. Bidders are encouraged to demonstrate how their financial proposal supports a cost-effective, impactful, and sustainable service model, aligned with the Council's priorities.",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 20,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Social Value",
                            "description": "Bidders are required to read the guidance and complete the Social Value Workbook included in the ITT pack.",
                            "numbers": [
                                {
                                    "number": 10,
                                    "weight": "percentageExact"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "suitability": {
                    "sme": true,
                    "vcse": true
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "The Authority may, at its absolute discretion, and subject to additional funding becoming available to the Authority, extend this contract beyond the Initial Term by a further period or periods of up to 2 years."
                }
            }
        ],
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2025-08-01T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "status": "complete",
        "amendments": [
            {
                "id": "036440-2025",
                "description": "Details added on how to reserve your place at the Soft Market Engagement Event on 15/07/25"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amountGross": 2029303.2,
            "amount": 1691086,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "submissionMethodDetails": "The Procurement, including all communications relating thereto, will be undertaken via the Procurement Portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login.",
        "submissionTerms": {
            "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ]
        },
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-09-30T16:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "enquiryPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-09-22T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2025-12-23T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "conflictOfInterest",
                "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
                "description": "Not published"
            },
            {
                "id": "051615-2025",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "noticeType": "UK4",
                "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
                "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051615-2025",
                "datePublished": "2025-08-27T14:09:08+01:00",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "language": "en",
    "bids": {
        "details": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "status": "valid",
                "tenderers": [
                    {
                        "id": "GB-COH-00214077",
                        "name": "PSS (UK)"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLots": [
                    "1"
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "status": "valid",
                "tenderers": [
                    {
                        "id": "GB-COH-IP27440R",
                        "name": "CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITED"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLots": [
                    "1"
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "status": "valid",
                "tenderers": [
                    {
                        "id": "GB-COH-08053204",
                        "name": "MERSEY CARE LIMITED"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLots": [
                    "1"
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "status": "valid",
                "tenderers": [
                    {
                        "id": "GB-COH-10278464",
                        "name": "OIZA HEALTHCARE LIMITED"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLots": [
                    "1"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 6,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "measure": "finalStageBids",
                "value": 4,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
                "value": 2,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ]
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "status": "pending",
            "date": "2025-12-16T00:00:00Z",
            "value": {
                "amountGross": 5073258,
                "amount": 4227715,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
            "aboveThreshold": true,
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-COH-00214077",
                    "name": "PSS (UK)"
                }
            ],
            "items": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "additionalClassifications": [
                        {
                            "scheme": "CPV",
                            "id": "85323000",
                            "description": "Community health services"
                        }
                    ],
                    "deliveryAddresses": [
                        {
                            "region": "UKD72",
                            "country": "GB",
                            "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                        }
                    ],
                    "relatedLot": "1"
                }
            ],
            "standstillPeriod": {
                "endDate": "2026-01-14T23:59:59Z"
            },
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                "maxExtentDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "hasRenewal": true,
            "renewal": {
                "description": "The contract term includes an option to extend for a further two years to 31 March 2031. These extensions can be taken in single or multiple increments, subject to satisfactory contract performance."
            },
            "hasOptions": true,
            "options": {
                "description": "In addition to the core service requirements, the contract includes the possibility of commissioning additional preventative mental health services, subject to the availability of funding and identified need during the contract term. These additional services may include, but are not limited to: - Expansion of existing interventions to meet increased demand - Introduction of new evidence-based approaches aligned with service objectives - Enhanced community engagement activities or targeted outreach for priority groups These options would only be exercised where additional funding is secured and where such services are deemed necessary to improve outcomes and reduce demand on statutory mental health services. Any implementation will be agreed with the Authority and delivered in accordance with the contract terms."
            },
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "000021-2026",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "noticeType": "UK6",
                    "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
                    "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000021-2026",
                    "datePublished": "2026-01-02T11:06:30Z",
                    "format": "text/html"
                }
            ],
            "assessmentSummariesDateSent": "2026-01-02T00:00:00Z",
            "milestones": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "type": "futureSignatureDate",
                    "dueDate": "2026-01-31T23:59:59Z",
                    "status": "scheduled"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}