Re-tender Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After

Wirral CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050c59Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£1.3m

Awarded 26 Aug 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

27 Aug 2025

Description

The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to secure the services with the overall purpose to provide a team of mental health professionals with oversight from a clinical psychologist to support children and young people in care with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The team should have demonstrable experience of delivering recognised mental health interventions and therapies to young people. The provider will receive referrals, assess the emotional wellbeing needs of individual Children looked after and develop and monitor individual tailored therapeutic programmes.

Scope

Reference
DN773072
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2027
Possible extension to 31 Oct 2031

2 year contract with an option to extend up to four years.

CPV classifications
85000000
Contract locations
North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityA series of questions designed to assess the service provision proposed and its suitability in relation to the specification provided.quality70.00%
CommercialPricing Schedule designed to assess tenderers commercial proposal.price20.00%
Social ValueQuestion designed to assess tenderers capacity and capability in relation to their proposed commitment to Social Valuequality10.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As stated in the tender documentation.

As stated in the tender documentation

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£1.3m

Award date

26 Aug 2025

Contract start

01 Nov 2025

Contract end

31 Oct 2027

Awarded to
AH