Official UK procurement notice
BCU-FTS-60166- A Universal All Age Mental Health, Wellbeing and Resilience Package of Intervention with Built in Training
Procurement agent: NHS Wales Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL11)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT10% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2025awarded 15 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Friends Resilience
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement description36 month contract for a universal mental-health, wellbeing and resilience programme with built in training, with the option to extend up to 2x 12 month periods.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: Re-tender of an incumbent service. Specification based on current service delivery.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 28 Feb 2029
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
BCU-FTS-60166- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057361- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c4cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Sept 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published400 days ago17 Sept 2025, 14:12 BST
- Clarification questions by373 days ago14 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by345 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent280 days ago15 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published276 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Standstill ends266 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts235 days ago1 Mar 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £275,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends ResilienceBCU-FTS-60166- A Universal All Age Mental Health, Wellbeing and Resilience Package of Intervention with In-built Training Tender1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031Extensions: Possible 2x 12 month periods | £275,000 | 15 Jan 2026standstill to 28 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipProcuring entityProcurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Friends ResilienceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender