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Re-tender Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After

Wirral Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:59.

Opportunity overview

The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to secure the services with the overall purpose to provide a team of mental health professionals with oversight from a clinical psychologist to support children and young people in care with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The team should have demonstrable experience of delivering recognised mental health interventions and therapies to young people. The provider will receive referrals, assess the emotional wellbeing needs of individual Children looked after and develop and monitor individual tailored therapeutic programmes.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.3m
Awarded
26 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07074944
Location
Bolton, UKD36, BL4 0JL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.3m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN773072
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tender submissions must be made via the The Chest portal https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ The tender document and any additional information are accessible via The Chest portal (https://www.the-chest.org.uk/) To participate in this exercise please register your interest in the opportunity. Should you have any questions relating to the tender document please raise them via the 'messages' section on the portal.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 May 2030, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
29 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
16 May 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,320,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,320,000

Renewal

Description
2 year contract with an option to extend up to four years.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
A series of questions designed to assess the service provision proposed and its suitability in relation to the specification provided.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price
Description
Pricing Schedule designed to assess tenderers commercial proposal.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
Question designed to assess tenderers capacity and capability in relation to their proposed commitment to Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As stated in the tender documentation.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As stated in the tender documentation

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
L-2
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Entry 4
Id
018803-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 May 2025, 14:23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBCP-8675-BHWT
Name
Wirral Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Locality
Wallasey
Postal Code
CH44 8ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Brighton Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBCP-8675-BHWT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07074944
Name
ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Locality
Bolton
Postal Code
BL4 0JL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
07074944
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PVZB-6117-VQMX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
27 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
Re-tender Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
27 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Value

Amount
1,313,349.02
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,313,349.02

Renewal

Description
1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027 Possible extension to 31 October 2031 6 years contract Description of possible extension: 2 year contract with an option to extend up to four years.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051702-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
27 Aug 2025, 16:08

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07074944
Name
ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
8 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Re-tender Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
30 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
1,313,349.02
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,313,349.02

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 November 2025 to 31 October 2027 Possible extension to 31 October 2031 6 years contract Description of possible extension: 2 year contract with an option to extend up to four years.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075196-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
19 Nov 2025, 12:41

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Total number of open cases, with brief outline of input including type of interventions.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Number of new referrals.
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Number of other activities delivered, including training, group activities, multiagency meetings.
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Number of closed cases, with brief outcome summary
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Number of re-referrals to service, within 3 months, 6 months, 9 months of closure
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Number of cases open to more than one delivery partner from the wider Branch partners.
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Number of children and young people who choose not to engage with service following referral.
Entry 8
Id
8
Title
Contract spend reports to evidence delivery within the financial envelope.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wallasey · UKD74 · CH44 8ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD74 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050c59-2025-11-19T12:41:57ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·