Scope
Description
This service is for children and young people aged 5-18 years (up until their 19th Birthday) and up to 25 years for those with special educational needs (and already in treatment or awaiting treatment) or who are care leavers (and who meet the criteria of the service).
The service will provide a range of support for children and young people in relation to their emotional wellbeing needs such as:
• Evidence based interventions
• Workshops
• Parenting and peer support
• Digital offer
• Traumatic Bereavement support
• LGBTQIA+ support
• Care Leavers support
• Positive Behaviour Support
The model will be based on providing short intervention therapy, offering a core 6-12-week session model (shorter and longer where clinically indicated). Support will be available face to face (locally in Medway) and virtual through 1-1, group settings, workshops and through a digital offer (24/7 support).
Contract 1. Therapeutic Alliance
Supplier
Contract value
- £16,357,496 excluding VAT
- £19,628,995 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
18 November 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
20 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 24 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
8 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
- Possible extension to 31 March 2042
- 16 years
Description of possible extension:
1 x 5 years, 2 x 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKJ41 - Medway
Information about tenders
- 5 tenders received
- 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Suppliers
ABL HEALTH LIMITED
- Companies House: 07074944
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVZB-6117-VQMX
Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way
Bolton
BL4 0JL
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.ablhealth.co.uk
Region: UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
FAMILY ACTION
- Companies House: 01068186
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGQG-3268-XDMX
34 Wharf Road
London
N1 7GR
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.family-action.org.uk
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
NORTH KENT MIND
- Companies House: 05093370
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYVL-2851-YYGT
The Almshouses
Dartford
DA1 2EP
United Kingdom
Email: admin@northkentmind.co.uk
Website: https://northkentmind.co.uk
Region: UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Therapeutic Alliance
SPURGEONS
- Companies House: 03990460
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQGL-3873-WZVQ
74 Wellingborough Road
Northamptonshire
NN10 9TY
United Kingdom
Website: https://spurgeons.org/
Region: UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contracting authority
Medway Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYH-3898-LDQR
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ41 - Medway
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government