Awarded· 6 Jan 2025
Mental Health Drop-In service for young people
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Knowsley, North West
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Mental Health Drop-In service for young people. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Warrington Youth Zone
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 21:27
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:40
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About this tender
In brief
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Mental Health Drop-In service for young people. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to Warrington Youth Zone. It was awarded on 6 January 2025. The contract value is £125,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 May 2025. The notice number is 024019-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b.
Summary of the contracting process
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is overseeing a procurement process for a "Mental Health Drop-In service for young people," classified under Health and social work services. The service is intended to support individuals aged 7-19 experiencing emotional wellbeing issues. The contract was formally awarded on 12 March 2025, with a term from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, valuing £125,000.
Located in Merseyside, this process has followed the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 with a direct award approach, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Warrington Youth Zone, Merseyside, has been confirmed as the supplier. Service providers with existing capabilities in delivering mental health support to young people and those who can align with the direct award methodology under the Provider Selection Regime stand to benefit.
Familiarity with the setting, regulatory framework, and target demographics are crucial for success. Establishing strong community roots and offering tailored, responsive services can enhance the potential for successful delivery in similar future contracts. This procurement underscores the need for adaptive and strategic service providers in the healthcare sector.
The notice in full
The provision of a Mental Health Drop-In service for young people aged 7-19 who are experiencing problems relating to their emotional wellbeing.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
MCFT intends to contract with Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane, Warrington WA2 7NG for the provision of a Mental Health Drop-In service for young people aged 7-19 who are experiencing problems relating to their emotional wellbeing. MCFT is currently in contract with Warrington Youth Zone. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 1 year.
It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably.
The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Warrington Youth Zone
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £125,000
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
- 024019-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e87b
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Town
- Liverpool
- Postcode
- L34 1PJ
- Electoral ward
- St Michaels
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Delivery area
- Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Marie Beaumont
- Phone
- +44 1514710000
- Address
- Liverpool, L34 1PJ · North West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Warrington Youth Zone
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Mental Health Drop-In service for young people
Who won the Mental Health Drop-In service for young people contract?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Warrington Youth Zone on 6 January 2025.
How much is the Mental Health Drop-In service for young people contract worth?
The contract value is £125,000.
Who is the buyer for Mental Health Drop-In service for young people?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is Marie Beaumont, on +44 1514710000.
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