Official UK procurement notice
Mental Health Prevention Services
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLiverpool City Council has commissioned a qualified and experienced organisation to deliver a range of Preventative Mental Health Services. This forms part of the Council's
transformation in mental health support, focusing on strength-based reablement, improved efficiency and effectiveness, and better outcomes for service users, while helping to reduce demand on statutory services.
The service will support adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms associated with poor mental health or common mental health problems (CMHP), with the aim of preventing, reducing, and delaying the need for access to acute or crisis mental health
services.
Key features of the Lead Provider Mental Health Prevention Service include:
- Single Point of Referral / No Wrong Door approach
- Neighbourhood-based services
- Scaled-up interventions that work (e.g., Peer Mentoring) with flexibility over the contract term
- Expanded volunteering, education, and training opportunities, creating pathways out of services
- A menu of interventions offering autonomy, choice, and control to service users based on individual assessment
- Robust monitoring and outcome evaluation for continuous improvement
The lead provider will work collaboratively with delivery partners to provide a streamlined, responsive, and equitable mental health prevention service, maintaining a comprehensive timetable of interventions and a broad range of preventative services, strongly based on co-production with service users.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,691,086
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/ Technical Criteria: 70%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality/ Technical Criteria: Bidders are required to read the guidance and complete the Submission Document included in the ITT pack.
- Price: Bidders are required to read the guidance and complete the Pricing Schedule included in the ITT pack. Bidders are encouraged to demonstrate how their financial proposal supports a cost-effective, impactful, and sustainable service model, aligned with the Council's priorities.
- Social Value: Bidders are required to read the guidance and complete the Social Value Workbook included in the ITT pack.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jun 2025, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
DN780069- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051615- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0554f4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Procurement, including all communications relating thereto, will be undertaken via the Procurement Portal: procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗.
Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 8 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published27 Jun 2025, 11:56 BST
- Market engagement15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Liverpool City Council is looking to commission a qualified and experienced organisation to deliver a range of Preventative Mental Health Services. We're excited to be transforming our approach in this area, with a focus on strength-based reablement, improved efficiency and effectiveness, and better outcomes for service users, while also helping to reduce demand on statutory services.
As part of this journey, we're hosting a Soft Market Engagement Event to share our plans and hear your thoughts.
What to Expect at the Event
We'll be covering:
- Our current commissioning position and key themes for the future of Mental Health Prevention Services
- The outcomes we're aiming to achieve
- An overview of the proposed procurement process and timelines
This is a great opportunity to hear directly from our Commissioning team, ask questions, and share your feedback. Your input will help us shape the final service model and ensure the procurement process is as smooth and effective as possible.
We look forward to hearing your insights and working together to build a stronger preventative mental health offer for Liverpool.
Who Should Attend?
This event is open to any organisation interested in bidding to deliver Mental Health Prevention statutory services. If this is an area your organisation is passionate about, we'd love to have you join us.
Can't Make It?
No problem! If you're unable to attend, don't worry - we'll share all the presentation materials after the event. That way, you'll still have access to all the key information.
How to Book Your Place
To reserve your spot, please email the following details:
~Name of Organisation
~Your Full Name
~Contact Email Address
The deadline for registration is 10:00am on 14th July 2025.
After you've booked, we'll send the Microsoft Teams link and confirm your place at the event.
- Next notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:09 BST
- Clarification questions by395 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline386 days ago30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by302 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent293 days ago2 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends280 days ago14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
Notice history
12 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published27 Jun 2025, 11:56 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Jun 2025, 12:13 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2025, 14:14 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2025, 14:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:09 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,691,08627 Aug 2025, 14:09 BST
- Status changed to active27 Aug 2025, 14:09 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST27 Aug 2025, 14:09 BST
- Contract award notice published2 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 12:09 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Details added on how to reserve your place at the Soft Market Engagement Event on 15/07/25
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-07: 2 releases · 1 Jul 2025, 1 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 2 releases · 27 Jun 2025, 27 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSS (UK)VCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract term includes an option to extend for a further two years to 31 March 2031. These extensions can be taken in single or multiple increments, subject to satisfactory contract performance. · Options: In addition to the core service requirements, the contract includes the possibility of commissioning additional preventative mental health services, subject to the availability of funding and identified need during the contract term. These additional services may include, but are not limited to: - Expansion of existing interventions to meet increased demand - Introduction of new evidence-based approaches aligned with service objectives - Enhanced community engagement activities or targeted outreach for priority groups These options would only be exercised where additional funding is secured and where such services are deemed necessary to improve outcomes and reduce demand on statutory mental health services. Any implementation will be agreed with the Authority and delivered in accordance with the contract terms. | £4,227,715 | 16 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · PSS (UK)VCSE
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2026
- Value
- £4,227,715
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract term includes an option to extend for a further two years to 31 March 2031. These extensions can be taken in single or multiple increments, subject to satisfactory contract performance.
- Options
- In addition to the core service requirements, the contract includes the possibility of commissioning additional preventative mental health services, subject to the availability of funding and identified need during the contract term. These additional services may include, but are not limited to: - Expansion of existing interventions to meet increased demand - Introduction of new evidence-based approaches aligned with service objectives - Enhanced community engagement activities or targeted outreach for priority groups These options would only be exercised where additional funding is secured and where such services are deemed necessary to improve outcomes and reduce demand on statutory mental health services. Any implementation will be agreed with the Authority and delivered in accordance with the contract terms.
4 agreed KPIs: Service Responsiveness (referral response time) · Service Delivery for accepted referrals · Service Delivery …
- Service Responsiveness (referral response time)
- Service Delivery for accepted referrals
- Service Delivery
- Intervention Delivery
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 1 | 2 | — |
Who bid
- wonPSS (UK)VCSE · North West England
- did not winCREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITEDVCSE · North West England
- did not winMERSEY CARE LIMITED · North West England
- did not winOIZA HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CREATIVE SUPPORT LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MERSEY CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- OIZA HEALTHCARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- PSS (UK)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement 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