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# Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) for Mid and South Essex

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-support-teams-for-schools-mhsts-for-mid-and-south-essex-ocds-h6vhtk-059c4d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board: "Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) for Mid and South Essex". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-mid-and-south-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qh8)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £38,788,367 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059c4d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-support-teams-for-schools-mhsts-for-mid-and-south-essex-ocds-h6vhtk-059c4d#tl-md)

## Description
The contract award for Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) made by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. MHSTs are a government initiative to help increase children and young people’s access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People’s Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme. MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) for Mid and South Essex (Wave  14)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The contract award for Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) made by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein referred to as the 'Authority'. MHSTs are a government initiative to help increase children and young people's access to support ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2028

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Mid and South Essex Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) (active)
  - Award id: `057362-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **NELFT NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38573`

- **Award:** 079657-2025-Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) Mid and South Essex (Wave 14)-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NELFT NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38573`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 079657-2025-Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) Mid and South Essex (Wave 14)-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,602,184
  - Signed Date: 26/11/2025

- **Contract:** Mid and South Essex Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) (active)
  - Signed Value: £18,186,183
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079657-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-04T11:21:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T06:12:28.460Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059c4d