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title: "HCC June 2026 - Pre Market Engagement (PME) Digital Mental Health Support for Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ba27"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-06-22"
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# HCC June 2026 - Pre Market Engagement (PME) Digital Mental Health Support for Young People

Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ba27

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## Summary

Hertfordshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for digital mental health support services for young people. The tender, titled "HCC June 2026 - Pre Market Engagement (PME) Digital Mental Health Support for Young People," falls under the industry category of social work and related services. The process is designed to seek expressions of interest for a premarket engagement session and takes place in the region of Hertfordshire, UKH23. Interested parties are invited to participate in an online meeting scheduled for 21st July 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am, with the deadline to request attendance set for 16th July 2026. This engagement aims to refine the procurement approach by gathering feedback from the marketplace.

This procurement process offers an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in digital mental health services to engage with Hertfordshire County Council and shape future service provisions. It is particularly suited for organisations with expertise in developing and deploying innovative mental health support solutions for youth. Participating in this pre-market engagement allows businesses to showcase their capabilities, understand public sector needs, and position themselves strategically for subsequent procurement opportunities. Such involvement can potentially lead to contracts, fostering growth and development in a significant and socially impactful sector.

## Notice

As part of the evaluation of existing digital, online and virtual mental health services for children and young people in Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Children and Young People's Mental Health System (CYPMHS) is running this premarket engagement session to understand the current marketplace. Providers are invited along to share their knowledge and expertise, including information about upcoming initiatives and developments in order to devise an indicative tender specification which will enable future provisions of this type.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of the Council's Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) process is to allow and enable, potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to: o Outline and generate initial ideas around the outcomes, scope of the brief (i.e. with no commitment to themselves or the Council). o Engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired Outcomes. o Provide informal input to help shape the Council's technical requirements. o Inform the Council of current market developments. o Enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and delivered. o Explain potential options/technologies/functionalities/solutions available to the Council. This stage of the project allows the Council to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the options, technologies, methodologies and solutions available to deliver its outcomes. Furthermore, this process enables organisations to effectively plan for any potential forthcoming procurement. The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of this PME to help inform the Council's further decision making. Additional information: o Seeking expressions of interest and the option for organisations to attend an online group meeting to hear the Council's briefing/presentation. Organisations who feel that they may be able to deliver the outcomes outlined in Section 4 and any other organisations who would like to attend the group meeting please send your request to attend to Caren.Simmons@hertfordshire.gov.uk by 12 noon on 16th July 2026. Please note that attendance requests for the online event (which should be no more than two (2) representatives from each organisation) will last no longer than two (2) hours. o The PME online event will take place via Microsoft Teams from 10am to 11.30am on 21st July 2026. o If you are unable to attend the PME online event on the 21st July and have submitted responses to the questionnaire, the Council will be able to provide you with any summary or recording taken within 48 hours of the event taking place. Please make your request for a summary of the event by 12 noon on 21st July 2026 to Caren.Simmons@hertfordshire.gov.uk. To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058531-2026 |
| 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 | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £434,000 |
| 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 | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STEVENAGE |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG1 2ST |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Stevenage |
| Electoral ward | Symonds Green |
| Westminster constituency | Stevenage |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 22 Jun 2026 at 12:43 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058531-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire
- https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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