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Systemic Therapy for Families and Children

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Sep 2026 at 10:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
TenderUpdate

30 Jun 2026 at 11:21

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

04 Jun 2026 at 11:16

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London commissioned systemic therapy for families and children as a local-authority-funded service outside the NHS. The service primarily supports families who do not meet the threshold for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services referral but could otherwise face escalating needs and intervention. It may also support individual children and young people who are open to Children and Families Social Care where the referring worker considers this appropriate. This is a children’s welfare and therapeutic service, with the procurement classification covering family-planning services. Delivery is for the City of London and its relevant children, young people and families. The requirement sits within a public-sector early-intervention model, linking therapeutic support with social-care referrals and prevention of further escalation.

The procurement is complete and was run by the City of London as a below-threshold open competition. It had one lot and was evaluated on technical and commercial responses, weighted 80% technical and 20% commercial. The enquiry deadline was 29 June 2026 and the tender deadline was 8 July 2026. Chorus Therapeutic Partnerships was awarded the contract on 3 September 2026, after signing on 1 September 2026. The awarded contract is worth £69,488.36 excluding VAT, or £83,386.03 including VAT. Its initial period runs from 3 September 2026 to 2 September 2027, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, giving a maximum end date of 2 September 2028. The contract is active.

This award indicates demand for specialist systemic therapy delivered to children, young people and families through local-authority pathways rather than NHS provision. A credible future competitor would need qualified therapeutic staff able to work with families below the specialist CAMHS threshold, alongside individual children and young people referred through Children and Families Social Care. Providers should be able to manage referrals, deliver therapeutic interventions and demonstrate measurable outcomes for service users. The buyer expects structured service management, including quarterly monitoring meetings and reporting on contacts, demographics, referral sources, staffing, training compliance, case studies, safeguarding, complaints, incidents, barriers and service development. Strong safeguarding, data collection, outcome evidence, staff training, risk management and social-value practice would therefore be important. Experience working with public-sector children’s services would support credibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Systemic Therapy for Families and Children

Notice Description

For the provision of Systemic Therapy for Families and Children. The need for a local authority funded offer of systemic therapy for children and families, which falls outside the scope of the NHS. The service will primarily support families who do not meet the threshold for a specialist CAMHS referral but may risk further escalation and intervention if left without support. The service may also support individual children and young people open to Children and Families Social Care, if deemed appropriate by the referring worker.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The duration of the contract is 12 months, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract by up to 12 further months. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 24 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ad38
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087656-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312330 - Family-planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£69,488 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 2 Sep 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
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Chorus Therapeutic Partnerships

Further Information

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