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Published 18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

“What Good Looks Like” guidance development and implementation – Mental Health Act (MHA) s117

Official notice

Authority: Local Government Association

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£17,000£20,400 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2025
Contract term 5 moends 12 Dec 2025 · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To develop “What Good Looks Like” guidance incorporating training resources on MHA s117 after-care assessment, planning and review and the interface with other legislation and frameworks, including statutory guidance on discharge from mental health inpatient settings, the Care Act, the Mental Capacity Act and the NHS Continuing Healthcare framework. This should include clear guidance on roles and responsibilities of the council, ICB and NHS Trusts.

The guidance will be focused on Section 117 of the Mental Health Act, highlighting how Adult Social Care (ASC) services can work collaboratively with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to deliver high-quality, holistic aftercare. It will provide a clear framework for ASC services to strengthen joint planning, commissioning, and delivery arrangements with ICBs, ensuring individuals discharged from hospital under the Mental Health Act receive person-centred, coordinated support that promotes recovery, independence, and long-term wellbeing’.

A launch event (in the form of a webinar) will be arranged once the guidance is complete.

Other learning events may be held to support the use of the training resources (subject to time availability).

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CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£17,000
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 12 Dec 2025 (5 mo) · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensionsValue: £17,000 exc. VAT · £20,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Head Contractor will be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the Contract Period on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to six months, subject to business approval and funds availability. The terms and conditions of the Sub-Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. The duration of this Contract shall be no longer than eleven months in total.

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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033506
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f74 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
3 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    3 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 19:06 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPLL-6427-QNDD Local Government House, 18 Smith Square, UK-London: Health and social work services., London, SW1P 3HZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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