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North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

Buyer: Essex County Council →

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BuyerEssex County Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline11 Feb 2026
Value£200,000
Published22 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Essex County Council alongside North Essex ICB are commissioning a Recovery College to support adults in Essex experiencing poor mental health in their road to recovery. Supporting adults of Essex to remain well in their community is a priority that drives many of Essex County Councils strategies. This contract will look to deliver open access support for residents of North East Essex to support their mental health recovery. The winning provider will work closely with commissioners and operational teams across health and social care to ensure that adults with mental health needs are supported in the community in their recovery. Recovery courses will be co-created, co-designed and co-delivered with adults with lived experience of mental health. Course content will be flexible to meet local demand and will be shaped by those that are accessing the college defining the support they need. There will be a set list of courses that will be continuously delivered that the provider will work with commissioners to develop. Course development will require the development of specific courses to support local need

Lot details

Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

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Awards

Contracts

North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

Statusactive
Value£200,000

Documents & submission route

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8
Latest release ID058563-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jun 22 2026 13:27:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001526-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 Jun 2026award, contract058563-2026
16 Mar 2026award, contract023732-2026
8 Jan 2026tender001526-2026
14 Nov 2025planningUpdate073786-2025
14 Nov 2025planningUpdate073773-2025
14 Nov 2025planning073772-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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14 Nov 2025 · 073786-2025 · planningUpdate
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14 Nov 2025 · 073773-2025 · planningUpdate
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14 Nov 2025 · 073772-2025 · planning
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