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Digital Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People

NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

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10 Aug 2026 at 15:12

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board is procuring a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing service for children and young people in Somerset. The service will offer accessible information, advice and guidance, early intervention, prevention and timely support for emerging, low-level and moderate needs. It should provide a safe, confidential and inclusive digital environment, help users build resilience and self-management skills, support those awaiting other services, and provide signposting, navigation and referrals. The provider will work within Somerset’s wider mental health system, complementing statutory, education, community and voluntary-sector services rather than duplicating them. NHS South, Central and West is carrying out the procurement for the commissioners. The service is classified as health services.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure with electronic submission. Bids must be submitted in English by 9 September 2026 at 12:00. Bids are to remain valid for 180 days, with evaluation and bid opening scheduled from 13:00 on 9 September 2026. The service is expected to begin on 1 April 2027 and run for five years, with an optional extension of up to two further years, subject to performance, funding and organisational requirements. The maximum financial envelope is £750,000 excluding VAT for the initial term, rising to a maximum possible £1,050,000 excluding VAT over seven years. Award assessment covers supplier suitability, economic standing and technical capability.

This opportunity suits a prime provider able to design and operate a digitally enabled children’s and young people’s mental health service at system level. Relevant capability includes appropriately trained practitioners, safe and confidential support, robust safeguarding, risk management and escalation, and reliable referral and signposting arrangements. The service must promote resilience, self-management and emotional wellbeing while responding to emerging and moderate needs. Suppliers should be able to provide accessible service design, reasonable adjustments and compliance with the Accessible Information Standard, reducing inequalities for underserved groups. Strong partnership working is required with schools and other education settings, primary care, Mental Health Support Teams, CAMHS, voluntary and community organisations and neighbourhood partners. Experience of collecting and using service-user feedback for continuous improvement will also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People

Notice Description

NHS Somerset Integrated Care board (ICB) is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver a Digital Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People. The Service will provide a digitally enabled emotional wellbeing and mental health support offer for children and young people in Somerset. The Service should contribute towards the outcomes outlined within this specification by improving access to timely emotional wellbeing support, supporting early intervention and prevention, reducing inequalities in access and experience, and helping children and young people access the right support at the right time. The Service should operate as part of Somerset's wider emotional wellbeing and mental health system and complement, rather than duplicate, existing statutory, education, community and voluntary sector provision. The Service should provide a safe, accessible and inclusive environment in which children and young people can access emotional wellbeing and mental health support, information, advice and guidance appropriate to their needs. The incumbent provider has stated that TUPE is not likely to apply. The contract term will be for 5 years with an optional extension of any period up to 2 years. The Commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of PS750,000 excluding VAT for the 5-year Contract. At the end of the initial contract term the Commissioner will have an extension option for any period up to a further 2 years available (PS150,000 per annum) which will be awarded at their discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of PS1,050,000, exclusive of VAT, over 7 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. A full breakdown of the financial envelope is provided in the Financial Model Template and ITT Bidder Guidance document. The new service will commence on the 1st April 2027. NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Integrated Care Board and NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation (name to be confirmed), effective from 1st April 2027. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners. SCW is currently subject to restructuring, and the management of this procurement may therefore move to a successor at some point during the procurement process. Bidders will be informed of any such change, and any administrative changes because of it.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Somerset Integrated Care board (ICB) is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver a Digital Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People. The Service will provide a digitally enabled emotional wellbeing and mental health support offer for children and young people in Somerset. The Service should contribute towards the outcomes outlined within this specification by improving access to timely emotional wellbeing support, supporting early intervention and prevention, reducing inequalities in access and experience, and helping children and young people access the right support at the right time. The Service should operate as part of Somerset's wider emotional wellbeing and mental health system and complement, rather than duplicate, existing statutory, education, community and voluntary sector provision. The Service should provide a safe, accessible and inclusive environment in which children and young people can access emotional wellbeing and mental health support, information, advice and guidance appropriate to their needs. In delivering the Service, the Provider should: * Promote emotional wellbeing, resilience and self-management. * Provide timely support for children and young people experiencing emerging, low-level and moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs. * Support early intervention and prevention, helping to prevent escalation of need where appropriate. * Provide access to appropriately trained practitioners and ensure that children and young people can access support in a manner that is safe, confidential and responsive to their needs. * Support children and young people to build resilience, develop self-management skills and access ongoing sources of support where appropriate. * Support children and young people who may be awaiting assessment, intervention or support from other services. * Facilitate access to wider support through appropriate signposting, navigation and referral arrangements. * Maintain robust safeguarding, risk management and escalation processes. * Reduce barriers to access and actively seek to improve access, experience and outcomes for underserved populations, including through the provision of reasonable adjustments, compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) and accessible service design. * Work collaboratively with education settings, primary care, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), CAMHS, VCFSE organisations and other relevant partners. * Engage proactively with neighbourhood, community and voluntary sector partners to promote awareness of the Service, improve accessibility and support equitable access amongst underserved populations. * Collect, analyse and utilise service user feedback to support service improvement and development. The incumbent provider has stated that TUPE is not likely to apply. The contract term will be for 5 years with an optional extension of any period up to 2 years. The Commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of PS750,000 excluding VAT for the 5-year Contract. At the end of the initial contract term the Commissioner will have an extension option for any period up to a further 2 years available (PS150,000 per annum) which will be awarded at their discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of PS1,050,000, exclusive of VAT, over 7 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. A full breakdown of the financial envelope is provided in the Financial Model Template and ITT Bidder Guidance document. The new service will commence on the 1st April 2027. NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Integrated Care Board and NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation (name to be confirmed), effective from 1st April 2027. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners. SCW is currently subject to restructuring, and the management of this procurement may therefore move to a successor at some point during the procurement process. Bidders will be informed of any such change, and any administrative changes because of it.

Options: An optional extension of any period up to 2 years.

Renewal: The authority reserves the right to extend or renew the contract, subject to performance, funding availability, and organisational requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e05b
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075822-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£1,050,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,050,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
9 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YEOVIL, SOMERSET
Postcode
BA22 8HR
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK23 Somerset CC
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Brympton
Westminster Constituency
Yeovil

Further Information

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