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Published 19 Aug 2026, 16:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£2,804,546published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care within Suffolk County Council surrounding areas.

CPV: Health services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider…Awarded

Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime. These services are provided by the NHS and consist of providing healthcare to individuals.

This contract includes the following services undertaken by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT):

  • Connect - this is a team of various clinical roles, that sits within the NSFT CAMHS (Child adolescent mental health services) in Suffolk (Excluding Waveney) they provided specialist mental health and therapeutic intervention to children in care with moderate to severe presentation up to the age of 18.
  • CFYP (Children Family and young people) LAAC (looked after and adopted children) Waveney - as above with Connect this team offers specialist mental health and therapeutic intervention to children in care up to the age of 18 with mild to moderate presentation and covers the Waveney part of Suffolk.
  • Suffolk Therapeutic Fostering (STF) - SCC commission 2 clinical psychologists that work within SCC CYPS STF team. The STF team offer support and training for Suffolks in house foster carers and children in their care.
  • Psychology support in Residential homes- SCC commission a clinical psychologist who works within our in-house residential children's homes, their role is to support staff by providing advice, support, and training, to promote trauma informed care.

The contract is expected to run from 1st April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an optional 12-month extension to 31 March 2029.

The total estimated lifetime value of the contract (including the optional extension) is £2,804,546 ex VAT.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract can be extended by up to 12 months.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Aug 2026, 16:52 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Authority reference
PSR004
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079209
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesPsychiatrist or psychologist services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e805 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 1st September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Any written representations to the Council must be submitted to [email protected] by the end of the Standstill Period. The award has been approved by the Executive Director of Children and Young People's Services, Suffolk County Council following a robust evaluation process undertaken by the CYP commissioning team and a Senior Procurement Business Partner. In line with Suffolk County Council's Code of Conduct, employees must declare in writing any personal or financial interests, which could reasonably be considered to conflict with the Council's interests. In addition, we also have a Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Declaration Form, which is specific to individual procurements. The CYP commissioning lead and the Senior Procurement Business Partner were asked to complete and return these. No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified. The key award criteria were weighted as follows: - Quality and Innovation 25% - Value 20% - Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 20% - Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 20% - Social Value 15%. We are of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard. We have confirmed this by assessing the performance of the provider against key performance indicators and by taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria. We are also of the view that the existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextContract No · VPA004PSR004

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,804,5461 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust£2,804,546 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP12BXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.