Official UK procurement notice
Re-tender Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to secure the services with the overall purpose to provide a team of mental health professionals with oversight from a clinical psychologist to support children and young people in care with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The team should have demonstrable experience of delivering recognised mental health interventions and therapies to young people. The provider will receive referrals, assess the emotional wellbeing needs of individual Children looked after and develop and monitor individual tailored therapeutic programmes.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,320,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documentation
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: 70%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: A series of questions designed to assess the service provision proposed and its suitability in relation to the specification provided.
- Commercial: Pricing Schedule designed to assess tenderers commercial proposal.
- Social Value: Question designed to assess tenderers capacity and capability in relation to their proposed commitment to Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documentation
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2030
- First published
- 2 May 2025, 14:23 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 12:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
DN773072- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018803- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c59Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender submissions must be made via the The Chest portal www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
The tender document and any additional information are accessible via The Chest portal (www.the-chest.org.uk ↗)
To participate in this exercise please register your interest in the opportunity.
Should you have any questions relating to the tender document please raise them via the 'messages' section on the portal.
Timeline
2 May 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 14:23 BST
- Clarification questions by16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent27 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published337 days ago19 Nov 2025, 12:41 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 14:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Aug 2025, 16:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 16:08 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Nov 2025, 12:41 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABL Health Ltd1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027 Possible extension to 31 October 2031 6 years contract Description of possible extension: 2 year contract with an option to extend up to four years. | £1,313,349 | 27 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Re-tender Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After · ABL Health Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,313,349
- Period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027 Possible extension to 31 October 2031 6 years contract Description of possible extension: 2 year contract with an option to extend up to four years.
8 agreed KPIs: Total number of open cases, with brief outline of input including type of interventions. · Number of new referrals. · Number of other activities delivered, including training, group activities, multiagency meetings. …
- Total number of open cases, with brief outline of input including type of interventions.
- Number of new referrals.
- Number of other activities delivered, including training, group activities, multiagency meetings.
- Number of closed cases, with brief outcome summary
- Number of re-referrals to service, within 3 months, 6 months, 9 months of closure
- Number of cases open to more than one delivery partner from the wider Branch partners.
- Number of children and young people who choose not to engage with service following referral.
- Contract spend reports to evidence delivery within the financial envelope.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ABL HEALTH LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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