Notice Information
Notice Title
Children & Young People's Emotional Wellbeing School and Community Service
Notice Description
Children & Young People's Emotional Wellbeing School and Community Service
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Time to Talk Youth Work Service provides early intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health support for children and young people (0-18) across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Delivered primarily within school settings and other community environments, the service adopts a needs-led, least-restrictive approach to support, offering accessible interventions such as guided self-help, psychoeducation sessions, drop-ins, and structured group workshops, alongside targeted one-to-one support where appropriate. Aligned to the iThrive framework, the service promotes prevention, early access, and shared decision-making, ensuring timely support and reducing escalation to specialist services. Routine Outcome Measures are used to monitor progress, ensure effectiveness, and support value for money. The service operates in partnership with education, health, social care, and voluntary sector organisations to deliver integrated care, improve resilience, reduce the risk of crisis, and enhance young people's emotional wellbeing and social functioning. Provision includes weekly individual and group sessions within participating schools, responsive signposting and escalation pathways, and data reporting to support system-wide access targets and performance monitoring. MPFT intend to award this contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS510,150 for a 3-year initial term, with option to extend for up to a further 12 months, plus 9 months. The Contract will begin 1st July 2026 and the maximum expiry date is 31st March 2030.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The Publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made by the relevant authority by 30th June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b843
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057646-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £510,150 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Jun 20262 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Jun 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STAFFORD
- Postcode
- ST16 3AG
- Postcode Area
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
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- Local Authority
- Stafford
- Electoral Ward
- Coton
- Westminster Constituency
- Stafford
Further Information
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