---
title: "Children and Young People's Mental Health - Education Mental Health Practitioner"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051778"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2025-05-19"
---

# Children and Young People's Mental Health - Education Mental Health Practitioner

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051778

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## Summary

The procurement process for "Children and Young People's Mental Health - Education Mental Health Practitioner" is currently in the planning stage, spearheaded by NHS England. This public authority serves as the buying organisation, operating out of London, UK. The procurement falls under the 'services' category with a focus on education and training services. NHS England plans to initiate this process to evaluate and develop training programmes aimed at mental health practitioners. The process involves a planned investment of £60 million, with a contract period slated to start from 1st April 2026 and end on 1st April 2030. A future notice is anticipated on 1st July 2025, providing further details and indicating significant preparatory activity at this stage.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), owing to its suitability criteria. It serves as an excellent prospect for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those with expertise in mental health training. By participating in this tender, businesses can diversify their portfolio and collaborate with NHS England, a major public authority, ensuring substantial visibility and growth potential within the public sector. With the large financial scope of the contract, securing this opportunity could lead to long-term business stability and expansion.

## Notice

NHS England's Workforce, Training and Education Directorate sets out a suite of Education and Training programmes which are supported financially by NHS England as a corporate body. This is a wide ranging list of programmes covering most professional groups. This procurement is for one of the programmes within this education and training offer. The overall Procurement is titled as Children and Young People's Mental Health - Education Mental Health Practitioners, and will include a review of the current provision, including rationalisation of the current programmes, and identification of new, aligned programmes. The current programmes under review for this reprocurement are: CYP Education Mental Health Practitioners, CYP Education Mental Health Practitioners Supervision

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022816-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000,000 |
| 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 ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 19 May 2025 at 15:10 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022816-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022816-2025
  19th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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