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Preliminary Market Engagement - Making Every Contact Count, Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention Training

London Borough of Southwark · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:38.

Opportunity overview

Southwark Council is currently planning to procure Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Suicide First Aid (SFA) training to targeted frontline staff working in Southwark. We would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing these training programmes to understand: • The types of training courses offered • The delivery structure • The pricing structure • Promotional and engagement strategies that are used We would welcome responses from any organisations delivering these services or similar services, whether or not they are currently being delivered to local authorities.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
DN793691
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2026, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063944-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 Oct 2025, 18:41

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
This notice includes a questionnaire which is designed to be completed by organisations wishing to engage participate in this market engagement and assist the Council in this market insight stage. This is NOT the commencement of a procurement procedure, neither is it a call for expressions of interest. Please complete the questionnaire hosted on ProContract and submit the response via the messaging service on ProContract and/or via email to: Rosalind.Vince@southwark.gov.uk This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council, and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this soft market testing/sounding exercise. Any procurement of any services by the Council in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023. Responses to the questionnaire will be treated confidentially. The Council’s tenders will be advertised on the ProContract portal and the following websites; please see links below: • https://procontract.due-north.com • Find a Tender

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV
Name
London Borough of Southwark

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Southwark Council

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PXTW-7647-VDLV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Rosalind Vince

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 2QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI44 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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