---
title: "Mental Health Champions Training for Children and Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0774f9"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Sunderland City Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Mental Health Champions Training for Children and Young People

Buyer: Sunderland City Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0774f9

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council intends to procure mental health champions training for children and young people. This is a training and education service, focused on developing people who can act as mental health champions in settings serving children and young people. The council is the public-sector buyer and commissioning organisation. The service is intended for delivery within the council’s area in the North East of England. Suppliers should therefore understand children’s and young people’s mental health, as well as how training can build confidence, awareness and appropriate support among adults or peers around them. The scope may suit organisations that deliver specialist mental health education, youth-focused training, safeguarding-related learning or wider wellbeing programmes, including smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. Sunderland City Council has scheduled a pre-market engagement questionnaire, with responses expected by 9 October 2026. The council anticipates a one-year service contract from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with the possibility of renewal or extension to 31 October 2028. The procurement is a below-threshold services requirement under the light-touch regime. It is arranged as a single lot, currently marked as planning, and is suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No award procedure, evaluation basis or contract value has yet been set out at this planning stage.

The council’s stated requirement points to suppliers with practical expertise in mental health training for children and young people, rather than general classroom training alone. Relevant organisations are likely to include specialist mental health charities, youth wellbeing providers, training consultancies, education organisations and experienced community-based services. Strong candidates will be able to design and deliver accessible learning, engage children and young people appropriately, and prepare participants to recognise mental health concerns and respond within suitable boundaries. Experience working with schools, youth services, families or public-sector partners would be directly relevant. The requirement is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so smaller specialist providers and mission-led organisations should consider preparing evidence of their training capability and relevant safeguarding practice.

## Notice

Pre Market Engagement - Mental Health Champions Training for Children and Young People

### Planning Information

The pre market engagement questionnaire can be located www.open-uk.org
Reference number OPEN20262043

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088470-2026 |
| 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 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| 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 | Sunderland City Council |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | TLC23 Sunderland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 09:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088470-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088470-2026
  18th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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