Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care
Suffolk County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £2,804,546
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 August 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £2,804,546
- Published
- 19 August 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- Services · limited procedure
- CPV code
- 85100000 Health services
- Likely incumbent
- East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care within Suffolk County Council surrounding areas. Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime.
These services are provided by the NHS and consist of providing healthcare to individuals. This contract includes the following services undertaken by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT): • Connect - this is a team of various clinical roles, that sits within the NSFT CAMHS (Child adolescent mental health services) in Suffolk (Excluding Waveney) they provided specialist mental health and therapeutic intervention to children in care with moderate to severe presentation up to the age of 18. • CFYP (Children Family and young people) LAAC (looked after and adopted children) Waveney - as above with Connect this team offers specialist mental health and therapeutic intervention to children in care up to the age of 18 with mild to moderate presentation and covers the Waveney part of Suffolk. • Suffolk Therapeutic Fostering (STF) - SCC commission 2 clinical psychologists that work within SCC CYPS STF team.
The STF team offer support and training for Suffolks in house foster carers and children in their care. • Psychology support in Residential homes- SCC commission a clinical psychologist who works within our in-house residential children's homes, their role is to support staff by providing advice, support, and training, to promote trauma informed care. The contract is expected to run from 1st April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an optional 12-month extension to 31 March 2029. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract (including the optional extension) is £2,804,546 ex VAT.
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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 6 Oct 2026£224,811
total awarded
- 2
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract wonlatest 24 Sept 2026£942,930
total awarded
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
19 August 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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