Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Children & Young People's Mental Health Services
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, North West
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board has awarded Children & Young People's Mental Health Services. It is a contract for mental health support in North West.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Early Break
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:44
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board has awarded Children & Young People's Mental Health Services. It is a contract for mental health support in North West. The contract went to Early Break. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £3,087,842.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 22 December 2025. The notice number is 085521-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05fbd7.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process titled "Children & Young People's Mental Health Services" is initiated by the NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. It falls under the health services industry category, specifically targeting mental health support for children and young people.
The procurement is located in the Greater Manchester area (region UKD36) and is currently at the award stage, with the contract being active from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2028. The total contract value is £3,087,842, and the procurement process involved a limited procedure—a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process—without a prior publication of a call for competition.
Representations by providers must be submitted by midnight on 7th January 2026. The award criteria included aspects such as quality and innovation (20%), value (15%), and social value (20%), indicating a strong emphasis on impactful service provision.
The notice in full
Mental Health support to children & young people to be delivered to NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. This contract will be for 3-years from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2028. The total contract value will be PS3,087,842.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 7th January 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 20%, Value 15%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 30%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 15% and Social Value - 20%. Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interest were declared.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Mental Health Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Early Break
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £3,087,842
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 085521-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbd7
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester North West
- Region
- North West
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- North West
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Early Break
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Children & Young People's Mental Health Services
Who won the Children & Young People's Mental Health Services contract?
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Early Break on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Children & Young People's Mental Health Services contract worth?
The contract value is £3,087,842.
Who is the buyer for Children & Young People's Mental Health Services?
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board.
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