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Published 2 Sept 2026, 10:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Enhanced Mental Health Services in Schools (EMHS)

Official notice

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG23)

Awarded value£341,081published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Changes Health & Wellbeing

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority intends to award a contract to Changes Health and Wellbeing via Direct award Process C under PSR 2023 Regulations, for the delivery of an Enhanced Mental Health Services in Schools (EMHS) service for Children and Young People in Stoke-on-Trent.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Contracting Authority intends to award a new contract with Changes Health and…Awarded

The Contracting Authority intends to award a new contract with Changes Health and Wellbeing to deliver an Enhanced Mental Health Service in Schools (EMHS) for Children and Young People in Stoke-on-Trent.

The recommended award has been made following direct award process c under the provider Selection Regime2023.

The contract is for 7 months (with an option to extend for 1 x 12 months ) from 1st September 2026 to utilise a budget of £121,150 (September 26 to March 27) and £219,931 (April 27 to March 28) =£341,081 total budget. Additional information: Quality: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 90%.

Price: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 10%.

Delivery: West Midlands · Within the boundary of Stoke on Trent

85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Sept 2026, 10:51 BST
Last source update: 2 Sept 2026, 10:51 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082966
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f030 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15 September 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15 September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £341,0811 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Changes Health & WellbeingSMEEnhanced Mental Health Services in Schools (EMHS) Service	£341,081 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Enhanced Mental Health Services in Schools (EMHS) Service · Changes Health & WellbeingSME
Signed
2 Sept 2026
Value
£341,081
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stoke on Trent City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST41HHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Changes Health and WellbeingAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07761177 Victoria Court, Booth Street Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 4AL, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 4AL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.