Coming up· published 1 May 2025
Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · Merton, Greater London
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board is planning Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement. It is a contract for mental health support in Merton.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 08:25
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board is planning Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement. It is a contract for mental health support in Merton. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £9,700,000.
Find a Tender published it on 1 May 2025. The notice number is 018250-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050af0.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is in the planning stage of procuring Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) for South West London. This initiative, titled "Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement," falls under the health services industry category.
The service aims to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support to children and young people in educational settings across all six boroughs of South West London. The procurement process is currently in the market engagement phase, with a deadline for the Market Engagement Questionnaire responses set for 17:00 on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. Prospective providers can access the draft service specifications and questionnaire via the SAP Ariba Portal.
Interested parties can deliver services either independently or by forming partnerships to provide a comprehensive package. Engaging in the market analysis phase could provide a strategic advantage by influencing the development of service specifications and shaping future procurement decisions.
The notice in full
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing its service specification and contracting process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across South West London.
The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of Mental Health Support Teams to deliver 20 MHSTs across local clusters working with participating schools/colleges across all six boroughs of South West London to enable children and young people to access and receive the right emotional wellbeing and mental health support and remain in education.
The services could be delivered by separate organisations, by the same organisation, or by different organisations bidding in partnership to provide a cohesive service. This market engagement exercise seeks the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in delivering the Services. This exercise and any subsequent responses are in no way legally binding on any party.
Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist to inform the Relevant Authority as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to whether or not to undertake a competitive procurement.
The Market Engagement Questionnaire and current Draft Service Specifications can be downloaded from SAP Ariba Portal at the below link: discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23130862 Please return your completed MEQ through the Portal no later than 17:00 on Wednesday 14 May 2025.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing its service specification and contracting process for the provision of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across South West London.
The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of Mental Health Support Teams to deliver 20 MHSTs across local clusters working with participating schools/colleges across all six boroughs of South West London to enable children and young people to access and receive the right emotional wellbeing and mental health support and remain in education.
The services could be delivered by separate organisations, by the same organisation, or by different organisations bidding in partnership to provide a cohesive service.
The service is for children and young people who have mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs, with the service comprising of delivering three core functions: evidence-based interventions, whole school/college approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing, and the provision of timely advice to staff on signposting to other services in scope of the Service Specification.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Mental Health Support
- 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
- £9,700,000
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
- 018250-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050af0
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Merton
- Town
- South West London
- Postcode
- SW19 1RH
- Electoral ward
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Delivery area
- London
- Region
- Greater London
- Sub-region
- Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Area
- Outer London - South
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Simon Robison
- Address
- London, SW19 1RH · Greater London · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement
When will the Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement tender open?
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board 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 Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement contract worth?
The estimated value is £9,700,000.
Who is the buyer for Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement?
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, based in Merton, Greater London. The named contact is Simon Robison.
How do I bid for Mental Health Support Teams in South West London - Market Engagement?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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