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Public mental health project

City of York Council · Local authority

In brief

City of York Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 11.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Objectives for the Public Mental Health project are: Promote positive mental health, reduce mental health stigma, primary prevention of mental ill health through evidence-based practice. Build capacity for peer support and lived experience engagement. Advocate for better policies, support and services to protect, improve or maintain mental health. The project/service will be aimed at adults living in the City of York Council area, with a particular focus on those who are at increased risk of developing poor mental health. The project/service is not intended to offer 1-to-1 support. We want to meet with current and potential providers to gauge who may be interested in bidding for the contract to deliver this public mental health project in the City of York. The input of potential bidders will help us to finetune the service specification and procurement documents. We also want to understand potential delivery models, including risks and opportunities and how this may impact on our commissioning process.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 102350-2026

Last time this was bought

NHS Health Checks Service

Awarded
1 April 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Bids
1

Matched on City of York Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 102350-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.