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title: "Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050af0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-05-01"
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# Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement

Buyer: NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050af0

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## Summary

The NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is in the planning stage of procuring Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) for South West London. This initiative, titled "Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement," falls under the health services industry category. The service aims to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support to children and young people in educational settings across all six boroughs of South West London. The procurement process is currently in the market engagement phase, with a deadline for the Market Engagement Questionnaire responses set for 17:00 on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. Prospective providers can access the draft service specifications and questionnaire via the SAP Ariba Portal.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for service providers in the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in mental health support for young people. Interested parties can deliver services either independently or by forming partnerships to provide a comprehensive package. Businesses specialising in evidence-based interventions, implementing whole-school approaches to mental health, or offering consultation services to educational staff may find this opportunity particularly suited to their expertise. Engaging in the market analysis phase could provide a strategic advantage by influencing the development of service specifications and shaping future procurement decisions.

## Notice

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing its service specification and contracting process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across South West London. The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of Mental Health Support Teams to deliver 20 MHSTs across local clusters working with participating schools/colleges across all six boroughs of South West London to enable children and young people to access and receive the right emotional wellbeing and mental health support and remain in education. The services could be delivered by separate organisations, by the same organisation, or by different organisations bidding in partnership to provide a cohesive service. This market engagement exercise seeks the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in delivering the Services. This exercise and any subsequent responses are in no way legally binding on any party. Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist to inform the Relevant Authority as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to whether or not to undertake a competitive procurement. The Market Engagement Questionnaire and current Draft Service Specifications can be downloaded from SAP Ariba Portal at the below link: https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23130862 Please return your completed MEQ through the Portal no later than 17:00 on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing its service specification and contracting process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across South West London. The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of Mental Health Support Teams to deliver 20 MHSTs across local clusters working with participating schools/colleges across all six boroughs of South West London to enable children and young people to access and receive the right emotional wellbeing and mental health support and remain in education. The services could be delivered by separate organisations, by the same organisation, or by different organisations bidding in partnership to provide a cohesive service. The service is for children and young people who have mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs, with the service comprising of delivering three core functions: evidence-based interventions, whole school/college approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing, and the provision of timely advice to staff on signposting to other services in scope of the Service Specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018250-2025 |
| 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 |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 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 | £9,700,000 |
| 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 | NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW19 1RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Electoral ward | Wimbledon Town & Dundonald |
| Westminster constituency | Wimbledon |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 May 2025 at 08:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018250-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23130862
- https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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