Coming up· published 9 Oct 2025
Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention Training
London Borough of Southwark · Southwark, Greater London
London Borough of Southwark is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 17:41
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Southwark is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 9 October 2025. The notice number is 063944-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ac2f. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The London Borough of Southwark is in the planning stage of its procurement process titled "Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention Training." This initiative is under the category of health and social work services, specifically targeting the delivery of training services. The location for this procurement is the Southwark area in London, United Kingdom (UKI44 region).
A key milestone in this process includes the submission of a questionnaire by 3rd November 2025, as part of a market engagement exercise. This exercise aims to gather insights from current service providers on training programmes, which will assist the Council in forming a comprehensive procurement strategy. The eventual contract period is slated to begin on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2027.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) will find this procurement especially accessible as the suitability criteria encourage their participation.
The notice in full
Southwark Council is currently planning to procure Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Suicide First Aid (SFA) training to targeted frontline staff working in Southwark. We would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing these training programmes to understand:
- The types of training courses offered
- The delivery structure
- The pricing structure
- Promotional and engagement strategies that are used We would welcome responses from any organisations delivering these services or similar services, whether or not they are currently being delivered to local authorities.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2027 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 063944-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ac2f
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Town
- South East London
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- Electoral ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Delivery area
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Region
- Greater London
- Sub-region
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Southwark
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Rosalind Vince
- Address
- London, SE1 2QH · Greater London · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First… tender open?
London Borough of Southwark 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 Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First… contract worth?
The estimated value is £1. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First…?
London Borough of Southwark, based in Southwark, Greater London. The named contact is Rosalind Vince.
How do I bid for Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First…?
Register on the buyer's ProContract portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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