Coming up· published 13 Oct 2025
PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline
Torbay Council · Torbay, South West
Torbay Council is planning PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline. It is a contract for other health and social care in Torbay.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:56
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Torbay Council is planning PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline. It is a contract for other health and social care in Torbay. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £660,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 13 October 2025. The notice number is 064888-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ae86.
Summary of the contracting process
Torbay Council is planning a procurement process to secure a supplier for the delivery of a Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline, to provide support to Torbay residents from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029. The process is currently in the planning stage with an Expression of Interest (EOI) notice, under the industry category of Health and Social Work services.
This procurement exercise requires potential suppliers to provide person-centred, trauma-informed support, with the ability for transfer of functions and staff under TUPE if necessary. Interested parties must express their interest via ProContract and submit completed EOI forms through ProContract’s messaging facility or by email by 4:00pm on 27th October 2025. The procurement location is Torquay, within the region of UKK42.
The project will be open to SMEs and VCSEs, encouraging a range of business sizes to apply. The financial value attached to the contract, with a gross amount of £792,000, indicates a substantial opportunity for financial growth and the development of business capabilities.
The notice in full
Torbay Council is exploring the market capability to contract with a supplier for delivery of a Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline. The Council is seeking a supplier who can provide timely, needs-based, person-centred, and trauma-informed mental wellbeing support to Torbay residents, who seek help via the Torbay Community Helpline from 01st April 2026 to 31st March 2029.
This is not a new service and therefore any provider must have the capability and capacity to transfer both the functions and the staff (via TUPE transfer) for the 01 April 2026 should this be required.
Any organisation expressing an interest in this Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity will be automatically taken to the next procurement stage, and therefore should have the organisational capacity and capability to undertake a full procurement exercise, if required. Please refer to the Expression of Interest document for further details of requirements.
Providers are required to first, express their interest against the opportunity on ProContract, then fully complete section B Expression of Interest Response, and return the EOI document. Completed EOI forms must be returned as an attachment through the 'Messaging' facility on this ProContract e-tendering system, or by email, to: commercial.services@torbay.gov.uk by 4:00pm on Monday 27th October 2025.
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 2028 (2 years)
- 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
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £660,000
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
- 064888-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae86
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Town
- Torquay
- Postcode
- TQ1 3DR
- Electoral ward
- Tormohun
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Delivery area
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Torbay
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Torbay Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Commercial Services
- Phone
- +4401803 201201
- Address
- Torquay, TQ1 3DR · South West · England
Documents and links
Questions about PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline
When will the PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline tender open?
Torbay Council 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 PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline contract worth?
The estimated value is £660,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline?
Torbay Council, based in Torbay, South West. The named contact is Commercial Services, on +4401803 201201.
How do I bid for PUB24028 - Expression of Interest - Mental Wellbeing Support Helpline?
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