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title: "North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College"
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# North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-east-essex-mental-health-recovery-college-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-east-essex-mental-health-recovery-college-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8`

## Before you bid
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- **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/north-east-essex-mental-health-recovery-college-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-east-essex-mental-health-recovery-college-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £200,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **BRIDGE 86 LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02162224`
  - Value: £200,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001526-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-22T13:27:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T10:36:22.617Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8