Notice Information
Notice Title
North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College
Notice Description
Essex County Council alongside North Essex ICB are commissioning a Recovery College to support adults in Essex experiencing poor mental health in their road to recovery. Supporting adults of Essex to remain well in their community is a priority that drives many of Essex County Councils strategies. This contract will look to deliver open access support for residents of North East Essex to support their mental health recovery. The winning provider will work closely with commissioners and operational teams across health and social care to ensure that adults with mental health needs are supported in the community in their recovery. Recovery courses will be co-created, co-designed and co-delivered with adults with lived experience of mental health. Course content will be flexible to meet local demand and will be shaped by those that are accessing the college defining the support they need. There will be a set list of courses that will be continuously delivered that the provider will work with commissioners to develop. Course development will require the development of specific courses to support local need
Planning Information
Essex County Council will be holding an engagement event via Microsoft Teams at 10AM on Tuesday 2nd December. This will be to discuss in further detail the requirement, commissioning intentions and full detail around the tender exercise being carried out. Please contact michael.rodway@essex.gov.uk to be added to the invitation list.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058563-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 16 Mar 20263 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058563-2026
22nd June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023732-2026
16th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001526-2026
8th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073786-2025
14th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073773-2025
14th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073772-2025
14th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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