Notice Information
Notice Title
South West London Mental Health Support Teams
Notice Description
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing its service specification and contracting process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across South West London. The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of Mental Health Support Teams to deliver MHSTs across local boroughs working with participating schools/colleges across all six boroughs of South West London to enable children and young people to access and receive the right emotional wellbeing and mental health support and remain in education. The services could be delivered by separate organisations, by the same organisation, or by different organisations bidding in partnership to provide a cohesive service. The service is for children and young people who have mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs, with the service comprising of delivering three core functions: evidence-based interventions, whole school/college approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing, and the provision of timely advice to staff on signposting to other services in scope of the Service Specification. The proposed contract length is 3+2 years with the service specification having an indicative current cost envelope of PS11.7M (without accounting for potential service efficiencies). The ICB intend to vary the service contract to include the remaining MHSTs in the future to meet the national ambition of 100% coverage by December 2029 with the indicative contract value increasing by approximately 10% per year until March 2030 to deliver this ambition. All indicative future contract values are in alignment with nationally set funding formulas directly related to the level of maturity of each commissioned MHST across South West London. NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (the ICB) is still finalising its decision in regard to future service provision and is inviting pre-market engagement to seek the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in becoming involved in delivering this future service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing its service specification and contracting process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across South West London. The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of Mental Health Support Teams to deliver MHSTs across local boroughs working with participating schools/colleges across all six boroughs of South West London to enable children and young people to access and receive the right emotional wellbeing and mental health support and remain in education. The services could be delivered by separate organisations, by the same organisation, or by different organisations bidding in partnership to provide a cohesive service. The service is for children and young people who have mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs, with the service comprising of delivering three core functions: evidence-based interventions, whole school/college approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing, and the provision of timely advice to staff on signposting to other services in scope of the Service Specification. The proposed contract length is 3+2 years with the service specification having an indicative current cost envelope of PS11.7M (without accounting for potential service efficiencies). The ICB intend to vary the service contract to include the remaining MHSTs in the future to meet the national ambition of 100% coverage by December 2029 with the indicative contract value increasing by approximately 10% per year until March 2030 to deliver this ambition. All indicative future contract values are in alignment with nationally set funding formulas directly related to the level of maturity of each commissioned MHST across South West London. NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (the ICB) is still finalising its decision in regard to future service provision and is inviting pre-market engagement to seek the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in becoming involved in delivering this future service. A draft specification for the service and a Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ) is available for download at: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Pz00001PC9slIAD&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= The Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ), and any subsequent information provided in response to it, does not form an integral part of any potential future procurement exercise and should be considered as an attempt by the ICB to engage with the potential market for delivering future services; This PMEQ, the accompanying information and the responses received arising from it are in no way legally binding on any party; Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist in informing the ICB as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to whether or not to undertake a competitive procurement. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT. Any responses and information that are shared through this pre-market engagement exercise may be used by the ICB to inform commissioning and potential procurement strategies. Organisations should ensure that they have read the supporting information provided prior to responding, noting that the information and any intentions shared may be subject to change (in both form and content) should the ICB decide to procure a new service. Please provide informative, yet succinct responses. Please do NOT include additional marketing documentation. Responses to the PMEQ should be submitted as a single document. Please return your completed PMEQ via the Atamis e-tendering portal, by no later than 23rd March 2026 at 17:00hrs. Atamis Portal Link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Pz00001PC9slIAD&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= Additional information: The Pre Market engagement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066542
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020853-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
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
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £11,700,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Aug 20265 months to go
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW19 1RH
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Merton
- Electoral Ward
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald
- Westminster Constituency
- Wimbledon
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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.
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