Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Ms Hannah Durling
Telephone
+44 3000421154
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Local Authority
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CN250246 - CYP Emotional Wellbeing
Reference number
DN759960
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Prior Information Notice: Market Engagement – proposed Children and Young People’s Therapeutic Support Service
** This advert is for market engagement only **
This Prior Information Notice is to invite providers to an online market engagement event on Thursday 12th February, 15.00- 16.00 for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service under the Procurement Act 2023.
The proposed Therapeutic Support Service would support children and young people aged 4-19 who have mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs. This means children and young who may need support with difficulties such as:
• Nervousness or anxiety
• Difficulty concentrating
• Difficultly sleeping
• Avoiding school or activities
• Feeling low and not good about themselves
• Not wanting to be with friends or family.
To complement our recent Public Consultation, we would like to meet with providers to discuss an overview of our proposed service model .
We are proposing that this service will be closely aligned with the proposed Therapeutic Alliance, being commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway (Kent Children & Young People’s Therapeutic Alliance Market Engagement - Find a Tender), to support children and young people with predominantly moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
We would like to invite providers to an initial online market engagement event, to be held on
Thursday 12th February, 15.00 – 16.00.
This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed model and procurement timelines and to share initial questions and feedback, prior to the full Specification being published.
To book on to this market engagement session please contact to Mhairi.Tynan@kent.gov.uk with “Market Engagement – proposed Children and Young People’s Therapeutic Support Service” as the email subject by Monday 10th February, 5pm.
Subject to a Key Decision planned for March 2025, we plan to hold a further market engagement event in-person during the week commencing 26th March 2025.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Prior Information Notice: Market Engagement – proposed Children and Young People’s Therapeutic Support Service
** This advert is for market engagement only **
This Prior Information Notice is to invite providers to an online market engagement event on Thursday 12th February, 15.00- 16.00 for a proposed Therapeutic Support Service under the Procurement Act 2023.
The proposed Therapeutic Support Service would support children and young people aged 4-19 who have mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs. This means children and young who may need support with difficulties such as:
• Nervousness or anxiety
• Difficulty concentrating
• Difficultly sleeping
• Avoiding school or activities
• Feeling low and not good about themselves
• Not wanting to be with friends or family.
To complement our recent Public Consultation, we would like to meet with providers to discuss an overview of our proposed service model .
We are proposing that this service will be closely aligned with the proposed Therapeutic Alliance, being commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway (Kent Children & Young People’s Therapeutic Alliance Market Engagement - Find a Tender), to support children and young people with predominantly moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
We would like to invite providers to an initial online market engagement event, to be held on
Thursday 12th February, 15.00 – 16.00.
This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed model and procurement timelines and to share initial questions and feedback, prior to the full Specification being published.
To book on to this market engagement session please contact to Mhairi.Tynan@kent.gov.uk with “Market Engagement – proposed Children and Young People’s Therapeutic Support Service” as the email subject by Monday 10th February, 5pm.
Subject to a Key Decision planned for March 2025, we plan to hold a further market engagement event in-person during the week commencing 26th March 2025.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes