Awarded· 7 May 2025
St Helens Arts On Prescription Service
St Helens Council · St. Helens, North West
St Helens Council has awarded St Helens Arts On Prescription Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in St. Helens.
Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Alef Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:58
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About this tender
In brief
St Helens Council has awarded St Helens Arts On Prescription Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in St. Helens. The contract went to Alef Trust. It was awarded on 7 May 2025. The contract value is £234,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 June 2025. The notice number is 031460-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054686.
Summary of the contracting process
St Helens Council is proceeding with the award of a contract for the Arts on Prescription Service under a direct award process as outlined in The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is awarded to Alef Trust CIC, aiming to deliver health services that focus on improving mental health through art-based interventions in the borough of St Helens.
The renewed contract will commence on 1st October 2025 and run until 30th September 2028, with the possibility of two one-year extensions. The monthly sessions are currently held at St Helens Town Hall, with potential for relocation to ensure accessibility. The procurement falls under the services category, concentrating on health services, with a standstill period of 8 business days observed post-award notification.
The ability to work independently while achieving quantifiable improvements in mental health will be critical to meet the key performance indicators set forth by St Helens Council.
The notice in full
An Arts on Prescription programme to adults in the borough of St Helens, with the primary aim of being to improve mental health and wellbeing to participants. The programme will run on a weekly basis with two sessions per week which are currently held at St Helens Town Hall. Other location options can be explored but need to be in a central/accessible location for residents and have good transport links.
The contractor will supply all the materials and tutors who will be trained to not only deliver engaging and interesting sessions but have qualifications skills or experience with working with adults with mild to moderate mental health conditions such as anxiety, stress or low-level depression. The contractor will be able to work in a self-sufficient basis to achieve positive outcomes in mental health and wellbeing via key performance indicators.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Alef Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £234,000
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
- 031460-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054686
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85100000 - Health services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA10 1HP
- Electoral ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Delivery area
- East Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- St Helens Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- peter smith
- Address
- St Helens, WA10 1HP · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Alef Trust
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about St Helens Arts On Prescription Service
Who won the St Helens Arts On Prescription Service contract?
St Helens Council awarded the contract to Alef Trust on 7 May 2025.
How much is the St Helens Arts On Prescription Service contract worth?
The contract value is £234,000.
Who is the buyer for St Helens Arts On Prescription Service?
St Helens Council, based in St. Helens, North West. The named contact is peter smith.
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