HCC June 2026 - Pre Market Engagement (PME) Digital Mental Health Support for Young People

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

22 Jun 2026 at 12:43

Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for digital mental health support services for young people. The tender, titled "HCC June 2026 - Pre Market Engagement (PME) Digital Mental Health Support for Young People," falls under the industry category of social work and related services. The process is designed to seek expressions of interest for a premarket engagement session and takes place in the region of Hertfordshire, UKH23. Interested parties are invited to participate in an online meeting scheduled for 21st July 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am, with the deadline to request attendance set for 16th July 2026. This engagement aims to refine the procurement approach by gathering feedback from the marketplace.

This procurement process offers an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in digital mental health services to engage with Hertfordshire County Council and shape future service provisions. It is particularly suited for organisations with expertise in developing and deploying innovative mental health support solutions for youth. Participating in this pre-market engagement allows businesses to showcase their capabilities, understand public sector needs, and position themselves strategically for subsequent procurement opportunities. Such involvement can potentially lead to contracts, fostering growth and development in a significant and socially impactful sector.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

HCC June 2026 - Pre Market Engagement (PME) Digital Mental Health Support for Young People

Notice Description

As part of the evaluation of existing digital, online and virtual mental health services for children and young people in Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Children and Young People's Mental Health System (CYPMHS) is running this premarket engagement session to understand the current marketplace. Providers are invited along to share their knowledge and expertise, including information about upcoming initiatives and developments in order to devise an indicative tender specification which will enable future provisions of this type.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of the Council's Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) process is to allow and enable, potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to: o Outline and generate initial ideas around the outcomes, scope of the brief (i.e. with no commitment to themselves or the Council). o Engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired Outcomes. o Provide informal input to help shape the Council's technical requirements. o Inform the Council of current market developments. o Enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and delivered. o Explain potential options/technologies/functionalities/solutions available to the Council. This stage of the project allows the Council to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the options, technologies, methodologies and solutions available to deliver its outcomes. Furthermore, this process enables organisations to effectively plan for any potential forthcoming procurement. The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of this PME to help inform the Council's further decision making. Additional information: o Seeking expressions of interest and the option for organisations to attend an online group meeting to hear the Council's briefing/presentation. Organisations who feel that they may be able to deliver the outcomes outlined in Section 4 and any other organisations who would like to attend the group meeting please send your request to attend to Caren.Simmons@hertfordshire.gov.uk by 12 noon on 16th July 2026. Please note that attendance requests for the online event (which should be no more than two (2) representatives from each organisation) will last no longer than two (2) hours. o The PME online event will take place via Microsoft Teams from 10am to 11.30am on 21st July 2026. o If you are unable to attend the PME online event on the 21st July and have submitted responses to the questionnaire, the Council will be able to provide you with any summary or recording taken within 48 hours of the event taking place. Please make your request for a summary of the event by 12 noon on 21st July 2026 to Caren.Simmons@hertfordshire.gov.uk. To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba27
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058531-2026
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

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£434,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jun 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 20266 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STEVENAGE
Postcode
SG1 2ST
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC

Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Symonds Green
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

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