--- title: "CN250246 - Proposed Therapeutic Support Service for Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-01-30" --- # CN250246 - Proposed Therapeutic Support Service for Children and Young People Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6cb.json) ## Summary Kent County Council is organising a market engagement event for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service for children and young people aged 4-19 with mild to moderate emotional wellbeing needs. These needs include issues such as anxiety, difficulty concentrating, sleeping difficulties, and social avoidance. The event, which is part of the planning stage of the procurement process under the Procurement Act 2023, will be held online on Wednesday 12th February 2025, from 15:00 to 16:00. Interested providers should contact Mhairi Tynan by Monday 10th February at 17:00 to register. The service aligns with the NHS Kent and Medway’s Therapeutic Alliance and aims at complementing the recent public consultation. This tender offers significant opportunities for providers specialising in children's mental health and counselling services. Businesses that can deliver therapeutic support to young people, helping them manage anxiety, improve concentration, and overcome social and emotional challenges, are well-suited to participate. Engaging in this process allows enterprises to contribute to meaningful societal support while potentially expanding their service reach and client base. The service’s alignment with the therapeutic alliance initiated by NHS Kent and Medway further enriches the collaborative and comprehensive care approach. ## Notice Prior Information Notice: Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service ** This advert is for market engagement only ** This Prior Information Notice is to invite providers to an online market engagement event on Wednesday 12th February, 15.00 - 16.00 for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service under the Procurement Act 2023. The proposed Therapeutic Support Service would support children and young people aged 4-19 who have mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs. This means children and young who may need support with difficulties such as: * Nervousness or anxiety * Difficulty concentrating * Difficultly sleeping * Avoiding school or activities * Feeling low and not good about themselves * Not wanting to be with friends or family. To complement our recent Public Consultation, we would like to meet with providers to discuss an overview of our proposed service model . We are proposing that this service will be closely aligned with the proposed Therapeutic Alliance, being commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway (Kent Children & Young People's Therapeutic Alliance Market Engagement - Find a Tender), to support children and young people with predominantly moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs. We would like to invite providers to an initial online market engagement event, to be held on Wednesday12th February, 15.00 - 16.00. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed model and procurement timelines and to share initial questions and feedback, prior to the full Specification being published. To book on to this market engagement session please contact to Mhairi.Tynan@kent.gov.uk with "Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service" as the email subject by Monday 10th February, 17.00. Subject to a Key Decision planned for March 2025, we plan to hold a further market engagement event in-person during the week commencing 26th March 2025. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Prior Information Notice: Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service ** This advert is for market engagement only ** This Prior Information Notice is to invite providers to an online market engagement event on Thursday 12th February, 15.00- 16.00 for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service under the Procurement Act 2023. The proposed Therapeutic Support Service would support children and young people aged 4-19 who have mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs. This means children and young who may need support with difficulties such as: * Nervousness or anxiety * Difficulty concentrating * Difficultly sleeping * Avoiding school or activities * Feeling low and not good about themselves * Not wanting to be with friends or family. To complement our recent Public Consultation, we would like to meet with providers to discuss an overview of our proposed service model . We are proposing that this service will be closely aligned with the proposed Therapeutic Alliance, being commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway (Kent Children & Young People's Therapeutic Alliance Market Engagement - Find a Tender), to support children and young people with predominantly moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs. We would like to invite providers to an initial online market engagement event, to be held on Thursday 12th February, 15.00 - 16.00. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed model and procurement timelines and to share initial questions and feedback, prior to the full Specification being published. To book on to this market engagement session please contact to Mhairi.Tynan@kent.gov.uk with "Market Engagement - proposed Children and Young People's Therapeutic Support Service" as the email subject by Monday 10th February, 5pm. Subject to a Key Decision planned for March 2025, we plan to hold a further market engagement event in-person during the week commencing 26th March 2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003065-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312320 - Counselling services ## Release History - 30 Jan 2025 at 10:48 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003065-2025 - 28 Jan 2025 at 15:37 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002863-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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