Open18 days left · closes midday, Friday 16 October 2026

Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service For Looked After Children and Care Leavers

Wigan Council · Local authority

In brief

Wigan Council is looking for suppliers for care and healthcare work (North West).

The estimated value is £1,500,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 2 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 16 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Friday 9 October 2026
Bids by: midday, Friday 16 October 2026

How bids are scored

Quality · Social Value · Price · Interview

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 16 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Wigan Council is seeking to appoint a provider to deliver an Emotional and Mental Health Service for Children and Young People in Care and Care Leavers. The service will provide flexible, evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic and preventative support to children and young people in care, care leavers and their carers. Interventions will include a range of psychological and therapeutic approaches, individual and group work, therapeutic parenting support, psychological consultation and formulation, systemic and dyadic approaches, assessments and evidence-based parenting programmes. The service will work closely with Wigan Council's social care teams to improve the mental health, emotional wellbeing and resilience of children and young people, support carers and foster carers, prevent escalation to more specialist services, and promote placement stability and permanence. A key focus will be ensuring that support is responsive and tailored to the individual needs and circumstances of children, young people and their carers. The service will support Wigan children and young people in care whether placed within or outside the Wigan Borough. Delivery will be flexible and may take place across a range of appropriate venues, with some out-of-hours provision required where necessary.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 18 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £1,500,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in North West?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: www.the-chest.org.co.uk.
Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 9 October 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 16 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

18 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 088709-2026

About the buyer

Wigan CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for care

Happy Smiles Training CIC2 contracts
Wigan and Leigh Churches Association for Family Welfare2 contracts
1 Homecare Ltd1 contract
Advantage Healthcare Limited1 contract
Affinity Supporting People (South) Limited1 contract

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From notice 088709-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.