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Mental Health Support Services for Children and Young People in Liverpool and Knowsley

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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07 Sep 2026 at 16:31

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board commissioned mental health support services for children and young people across Liverpool and Knowsley. The service scope covers Liverpool Youth Information, Advice and Counselling (YIAC), Primary Care Liaison (PCL), Seedlings and Spinning World, together with Knowsley YIAC and PCL services. This is a healthcare services requirement, focused on supporting children and young people through community-based mental health advice, counselling, liaison and related support. Delivery is in Liverpool and Knowsley. The selected provider is Young Persons Advisory Service, a Liverpool-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement is relevant to organisations delivering child and adolescent mental health services, counselling, youth support, primary care liaison or related early-intervention provision in these local areas.

The procurement has reached the awarded and contract-modification stage. Young Persons Advisory Service was selected through a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services. The award was made on 26 August 2025 and the active contract runs from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027. Its original value was £10,274,059; approved modifications of £1,733,932 increased the modified contract value to £12,007,991, including service uplifts, school improvement, Green Paper, mental health support team, transition-worker and Knowsley Primary Care Liaison additions or extensions. Evaluation used quality at 99% and price at 1%. One bid was recorded. The contract has been formally modified without changing its length.

This award indicates established demand from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board for integrated mental health support for children and young people in Liverpool and Knowsley. A credible future competitor would need to provide youth-focused counselling and information services alongside primary care liaison, with the ability to operate across both localities. Experience spanning early intervention, school or community settings, transition support and coordination with health services would be commercially relevant to this requirement. The scope also points to a need for a provider able to manage several linked service strands, including YIAC, PCL, Seedlings and Spinning World, while accommodating service changes and additional commissioned activity. The successful bidder was an SME, showing that delivery is not limited to a large national organisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mental Health Support Services for Children and Young People in Liverpool and Knowsley

Notice Description

Mental Health Support Services for Children and Young People in Liverpool and Knowsley: Liverpool Youth Information Advice & Counselling (YIAC), Primary Care Liaison (PCL), Seedlings and Spinning World. Knowsley YIAC & PCL services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

THIS IS A CONTRACT MODIFICATION NOTICE NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB have approved a modification to a contract that was awarded under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The existing contract to deliver mental health support to children and young people in Liverpool and Knowsley started on 1 April 2024 and is due to expire on 31 March 2027. The cumulative value of modifications has surpassed the PS500,000 threshold for transparency across the contract term. This modification notice has therefore been published in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Schedule 12. The below modifications apply to the period 1st April 2024-31st March 2027: 24/25 CV School Improvement Liverpool ACEs PS68,244 24/25 CV Green Paper Wave 11 PS739,513 24/25 CV MHST PS104,000 24/25 CV EST PS270,000 24/25 CV 2024/25 Uplift PS97,543 25/26 CV Knowsley Primary Care Liaison Pilot PS25,000 25/26 CV Transition Workers PS159,320 25/26 CV ACE PS46,000 25/26 CV 2025/26 Uplift PS147,612 26/27 ACE Liverpool City Council PS23,000 26/27 CV 2026/27 Uplift PS28,700 26/27 CV Knowsley Primary Care Liaison Extension PS25,000. Not all of these modifications fall under the remit of PSR but have been included for the purposes of transparency. The original contract value was PS10,274,059. The modifications listed above amount to PS1,733,932, therefore the modified contract value is PS12,007,991. The modification was approved by the Liverpool Place Senior Leadership Team in line with the scheme of reservation and delegation and there is no declaration of interest relating to these decisions. There is no change to the length of the contract which is due to expire on 31st March 2027.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under 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. This contract has now been formally modified.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084589-2026
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,007,991 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1QY
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
TLD71 East Merseyside, TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Young Persons Advisory Service

Further Information

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