---
title: "Mental Health Champions Training for Children and Young People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077570"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
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-077570

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council intends to procure mental health champions training for children and young people. The requirement is an education and training service, aimed at developing people who can act as mental health champions in settings supporting children and young people. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The procurement is being considered under the light-touch regime and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. This is a council-led public service requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works. Businesses with experience designing and delivering training on children’s and young people’s mental health, and with the ability to work with relevant education, youth or community settings, are likely to find the subject matter relevant.

This process is at the planning stage: Sunderland City Council has stated an intention to procure and has not invited tenders. The council plans to carry out pre-market engagement through a questionnaire, with responses expected by 9 October 2026. The anticipated contract period is from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with a possible extension lasting until 31 July 2028. The procurement is expected to use a light-touch approach for services and is below the relevant threshold. It is structured as one lot. The market engagement is intended to help the council understand supplier capability and inform the future requirement before any competition is launched.

The work is likely to suit training providers, mental health organisations, charities, social enterprises and specialist consultancies able to deliver practical mental health champion training for people working with children and young people. Relevant preparation would include evidence of designing accessible learning, engaging learners across education, youth and community environments, and translating mental health knowledge into usable support skills. Providers with established safeguarding arrangements, appropriately qualified trainers and experience of working with children, young people or the professionals who support them should consider monitoring the requirement as it develops. The council has identified the service as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, so smaller specialist organisations may be well placed to contribute, independently or through a partnership.

## Notice

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

### Planning Information

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/088688-2026 |
| 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 13:25 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088688-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088688-2026
  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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