Coming up· published 29 Jan 2026
Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust · East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is planning Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 10:41
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is planning Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Riding of Yorkshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £290,000.
Find a Tender published it on 29 January 2026. The notice number is 007896-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0611ac.
Summary of the contracting process
The Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has initiated the planning stage of a procurement process for the 'Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service'. This tender focuses on providing health services in the region of Humber and North Yorkshire, under the CPV classification of health services. It is currently at the planning stage with the completion of expressions of interest due by 11th February 2026.
The service is planned to align with the national Crisis Text Support Guidance and Specification, and a future notice is scheduled to be released on 1st March 2026. The potential contract is valued at £290,000 over an initial one-year term, potentially extendable by another year, intending to provide round-the-clock, 365-day crisis support through text for mental health services.
The inclusive service design offers a chance for small and medium enterprises to present innovative solutions, possibly rendering them as pivotal partners in transformative public health strategies in the region.
The notice in full
This is a notice to invite the market to make expressions of interest to provide a mental health crisis text service for the population of Humber & North Yorkshire ICB. This service will align with the national Crisis Text Support Guidance and Specification published by NHS England in 2024. This document can be found at humber.nhs.uk/media/empeuqav/crisis-text-support-guidance... The final specification will include local considerations and performance requirements.
The initial contract term will be for 1 year with the option of a 1 year extension. Following receipt of expressions of interest Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust intend to award this contract under an appropriate Provider Selection Regime process.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
The expectations of a crisis text service is to provide support to all age-groups as a 24 hour, 365 day service by trained practitioners who can engage in real-time conversations to provide immediate support, helping to de-escalate situations and prevent the need for more intensive crisis intervention.
Service users may choose to text rather than call to retain anonymity, because they have difficulty expressing emotions verbally, to reduce real-time pressure, for safety reasons (e.g. in domestic abuse situations) or because it is their generational preference as a means of communication. Additional information: The estimated contract value of PS290000 is over the maximum term of 2 years.
It is noted that year 1 may include mobilisation costs so the value may not be a 50:50 split across the 2 years. In expressing interest suppliers are asked to outline (in no more than 500 words) their relevant experience and expertise to deliver this type of service, including examples of any similar services currently or previously provided. Expressions of interest will be accepted until 23:59pm 11th February 2026.
After this point the Trust will decide which Provider Selection Regime process is most appropriate to award the contract.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £290,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 007896-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0611ac
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Town
- Hull
- Postcode
- HU10 6ED
- Electoral ward
- Cottingham South
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Delivery area
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Area
- East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Hull, HU10 6ED · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service
When will the Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service tender open?
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £290,000.
Who is the buyer for Humber & North Yorkshire Crisis Text Support Service?
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, based in East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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