Official UK procurement notice
Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing Service · Wolverhampton City Council (May 2025)
Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)
The City of Wolverhampton Council, in partnership with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide the local Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing (EMHWB) service. The EMHWB service will provide support to Children and Young People aged 5-18 years with mild to moderate emotional and mental health needs, extending up to age 25 for individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or those who are care leavers. The service will support a minimum of 1,800 Children and Young People annually.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Wolverhampton Council, in partnership with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide the local Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing (EMHWB) service. The EMHWB service will provide support to Children and Young People aged 5-18 years with mild to moderate emotional and mental health needs, extending up to age 25 for individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or those who are care leavers.
The service will support a minimum of 1,800 Children and Young People annually.
The proposed contract term is an initial 3 years with 2 further optional 1 year extensions (3 + 1 + 1).
The contract is valued at £450,000 per annum.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,250,000
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are detailed in the ITT and e-procurement portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are detailed in the ITT and e-procurement portal.
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 85%
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: 5%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are detailed in the ITT and e-procurement portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are detailed in the ITT and e-procurement portal.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 1 Jul 2026 | CancelledThis procurement process for CWC25144 - Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is being terminated on the basis that significant changes are required to the service specification, pricing schedule and evaluation questions. As such, the Council is unable to proceed with evaluation or contract award under the current process and will instead undertake a revised procurement exercise. |
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Feb 2031
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 13:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- Authority reference
CWC25144- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016602- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051620Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published16 May 2025, 15:31 BST
- Next notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement383 days ago16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
We are hosting a Market Warming Event to introduce the upcoming Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (EMWBS) commissioning opportunity.
This event will provide an overview of the draft service specification, outline Wolverhampton's priorities, and offer potential providers the chance to engage with commissioners, ask questions, and help shape the final version of the service.
We welcome attendance from organisations with experience in emotional wellbeing, youth support, SEND, autism pathways, and trauma-informed care, as well as those working with families affected by domestic abuse
The event will take place 3pm - 3:45pm on Thursday 16th October via Microsoft TEAMs. To request attendance please submit your details via the portal: www.wolverhamptontenders.com ↗.
- Tender notice published253 days ago24 Feb 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by235 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline222 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by158 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published126 days ago1 Jul 2026, 13:51 BST
- Contract starts3 days ago1 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Pipeline notice published16 May 2025, 15:31 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Oct 2025, 13:31 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Feb 2026, 15:59 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £2,250,00024 Feb 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Status changed to active24 Feb 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Procurement method changed24 Feb 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT24 Feb 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published1 Jul 2026, 13:51 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete1 Jul 2026, 13:51 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender