Help When You Need It Mental Health & Carers

Official notice

Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK11)

Awarded value£4,200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to SecondStep

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a community support service, offering floating support to adults with mental health conditions in the community and their carers, with the intention of maximising independence and resilience in key outcome areas.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The procurement route to market for this project was a Mini Competition from an…Awarded

The procurement route to market for this project was a Mini Competition from an internal Framework: Adult Social Care Providers Single Framework, Lot 5 Community Support and Day Opportunities.

Delivery: South West

Extensions: The initial term of the contract is for 3 years with a total value of £4,200,000. There are two 12 month optional extensions with a value of £1,400,000 each.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 29 Oct 2026, 09:33 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 09:33 GMT
Authority reference: DN814187
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102390
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079305 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Mini Competition from an internal Framework - no prior notice required

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4,200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 8

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SecondStep	£4,200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 102390-2026-1 · SecondStep
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£4,200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bristol City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services City Hall, College Green, Bristol, South West, BS15TRContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SecondStepAwarded supplier Bristol, South West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.