---
title: "All-Age Mental health and suicide prevention training: service design"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058430"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-08"
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# All-Age Mental health and suicide prevention training: service design

Buyer: WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058430

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "All-Age Mental health and suicide prevention training: service design." This initiative falls under the services sector, specifically focusing on specialist training and health training services. The procurement seeks to address themes such as self-harm awareness, neurodiversity, mental health, and suicide prevention through supportive and compassionate conversations. Located in the UKF region of Northampton, the Council aims to engage potential tenderers for feedback by 5th September 2025 to inform purchasing intentions. The communication regarding future notice is expected by 3rd October 2025, with the contract period anticipated to start on 10th November 2025 and conclude on 30th September 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs that provide specialist training services, particularly those focused on mental health. Businesses capable of delivering comprehensive health training solutions that align with the outlined themes could expand their portfolio and establish strategic partnerships with local government entities. Companies with expertise in designing training programmes or those offering innovative mental health solutions could find this project an ideal avenue for growth, impacting both regional health outcomes and their organisational reach.

## Notice

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking views from the market on behalf of itself and its system partners, including North Northamptonshire Council, about training that covers the following themes, self-harm awareness and support, neurodiversity and mental health and suicide prevention, and supportive and compassionate conversations. The Council seeks to understand how it can shape a commission to develop, where necessary, training to cover these areas, what is already available, the sufficiency of the budget, structure of the process we wish to employ and the timescales over which we seek the work to be delivered.

### Planning Information

An document setting out our requirements and questions should be requested using the email address set out in this notice. The Council has set out 5 questions it is seeking a response to. The responses will help us shape our purchasing intention. 
The document will need to be completed and returned to the Council for review.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047273-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Nov 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80561000 - Health training services

## Release History

- 8 Aug 2025 at 12:45 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047273-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047273-2025
  8th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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