--- title: "Mental Health Drop-In service for young people" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2025-05-21" --- # Mental Health Drop-In service for young people Buyer: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b.json) ## Summary Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is overseeing a procurement process for a "Mental Health Drop-In service for young people," classified under Health and social work services. The service is intended to support individuals aged 7-19 experiencing emotional wellbeing issues. The contract was formally awarded on 12 March 2025, with a term from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, valuing £125,000. Located in Merseyside, this process has followed the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 with a direct award approach, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Warrington Youth Zone, Merseyside, has been confirmed as the supplier. This procurement offers business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in youth mental health services. Service providers with existing capabilities in delivering mental health support to young people and those who can align with the direct award methodology under the Provider Selection Regime stand to benefit. Familiarity with the setting, regulatory framework, and target demographics are crucial for success. Establishing strong community roots and offering tailored, responsive services can enhance the potential for successful delivery in similar future contracts. This procurement underscores the need for adaptive and strategic service providers in the healthcare sector. ## Notice The provision of a Mental Health Drop-In service for young people aged 7-19 who are experiencing problems relating to their emotional wellbeing. ### Lot Information Lot 1 MCFT intends to contract with Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane, Warrington WA2 7NG for the provision of a Mental Health Drop-In service for young people aged 7-19 who are experiencing problems relating to their emotional wellbeing. MCFT is currently in contract with Warrington Youth Zone. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 1 year. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy. ### Procurement Information MCFT intends to contract with Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane, Warrington WA2 7NG for the provision of a Mental Health Drop-In service for young people aged 7-19 who are experiencing problems relating to their emotional wellbeing. MCFT is currently in contract with Warrington Youth Zone. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 1 year. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024019-2025 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Jan 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £125,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L34 1PJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside | | Local authority | Knowsley | | Electoral ward | St Michaels | | Westminster constituency | Knowsley | | Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | WARRINGTON YOUTH ZONE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 May 2025 at 13:40 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024019-2025 - 27 Feb 2025 at 21:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007460-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b.json.