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Public mental health project

City of York Council

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29 Oct 2026 at 07:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of York Council intends to commission a public mental health service for adults living in York, with particular focus on people at increased risk of poor mental health. The service is intended to promote positive mental health, reduce stigma and prevent mental ill health through evidence-based practice. It will also build capacity for peer support and engagement with people with lived experience, and advocate for policies, support and services that protect or improve mental health. The work is community-focused rather than individual one-to-one support. The council is seeking input from current and potential providers to refine the service specification and procurement documents, and to explore possible delivery models, including their risks and opportunities.

The process is at the planning stage: the council has announced its intention to procure, but has not invited tenders. The council expects a service contract running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a possible extension taking it to 31 March 2030. The estimated contract value is £150,000. The council plans preliminary market engagement through an online meeting on 23 November 2026 at 2pm. Organisations need to book through Eventbrite to attend, with a maximum of two attendees per organisation. The council says provider feedback will inform the specification, procurement documents and commissioning approach. No procedure, evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements have yet been set out.

This work is likely to suit organisations able to deliver population-level public mental health activity for adults, especially people at greater risk of poor mental health. Relevant experience may include evidence-based prevention, tackling stigma, developing peer support and involving people with lived experience in service design or delivery. The council also wants to hear about different delivery models and the risks and opportunities associated with them, so providers able to explain practical delivery options can contribute to shaping the future service. Voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable suppliers. The service is not intended to provide one-to-one support; providers whose offer is centred on individual counselling or similar direct support may therefore be less aligned.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Public mental health project

Notice Description

The Objectives for the Public Mental Health project are: Promote positive mental health, reduce mental health stigma, primary prevention of mental ill health through evidence-based practice. Build capacity for peer support and lived experience engagement. Advocate for better policies, support and services to protect, improve or maintain mental health. The project/service will be aimed at adults living in the City of York Council area, with a particular focus on those who are at increased risk of developing poor mental health. The project/service is not intended to offer 1-to-1 support. We want to meet with current and potential providers to gauge who may be interested in bidding for the contract to deliver this public mental health project in the City of York. The input of potential bidders will help us to finetune the service specification and procurement documents. We also want to understand potential delivery models, including risks and opportunities and how this may impact on our commissioning process.

Planning Information

The City of York Council Public Health team will be hosting a Preliminary Market Engagement event on a Teams video call meeting from 2pm on Monday 23rd November 2026 and to be able to attend you will need to book tickets for this event through the website Eventbrite and a link to this website and event is provided here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preliminary-market-engagement-event-for-public-mental-health-project-tickets-2004033931436?aff=oddtdtcreator The maximum number of tickets that can be booked by each attending organisation is two places for this event.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792f0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102350-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of York Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Postcode Area
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

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