Official UK procurement notice
Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTherapeutic 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 publishedLot #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.
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e805Find 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 TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextContract No · V | PA004 | PSR004 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | £2,804,546 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care · Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £2,804,546
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.