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Provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Sessions

NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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26 Aug 2026 at 11:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust commissioned mental health and wellbeing sessions from Rugby League Cares. The service falls within personal development training services (CPV 80570000) and is intended to support mental health and wellbeing through structured sessions. The buyer is the NHS Foundation Trust, based in Warrington. Delivery covers England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot. Rugby League Cares is the selected provider and is a voluntary, community or social enterprise. This opportunity is relevant to organisations delivering wellbeing, mental health support, personal development or related training services across multiple English regions for NHS or other public-sector clients.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the Procurement Act 2023. Rugby League Cares received the award on 26 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £33,800 excluding VAT and £40,560 including VAT, stated as the total annual value. The award covers one completed lot and the award value is recorded against that lot. The published evaluation outcome is the selection of Rugby League Cares; no separate quality, price or weighting criteria are recorded for this direct award. The contract is below the relevant threshold.

This procurement demonstrates demand from North Cheshire & Mersey NHS Foundation Trust for organised mental health and wellbeing sessions delivered as personal development training. A credible future competitor would need practical capability in wellbeing support, mental health-focused session delivery and personal development training, with the ability to serve NHS users and operate across a broad English geography. Rugby League Cares’ status as a voluntary, community or social enterprise indicates that community benefit and a mission-led delivery model may be relevant to how this requirement is fulfilled. Organisations with established public-sector delivery arrangements, suitable safeguarding and wellbeing expertise, and the operational capacity to provide consistent sessions across several regions would be better placed to compete if the Trust revisits this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Sessions

Notice Description

Provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Sessions by Rugby League Cares for total annual value of PS40,560 (Inc VAT)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081180-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£33,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
NORTH CHESHIRE & MERSEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA5 1QG
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RUGBY LEAGUE CARES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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