Wiltshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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Opportunity overview
Wiltshire Council is seeking to engage with organisations operating within the children and young people emotional wellbeing sector to help inform the future design and commissioning of emotional wellbeing support across Wiltshire.
The Council is undertaking a period of pre-procurement market engagement to better understand current market capability, emerging best practice, innovative delivery models and potential approaches to service delivery for children and young people. This engagement will explore how emotional wellbeing services can support prevention, early intervention and access to appropriate support, whilst integrating effectively with wider systems including education, health, community and voluntary sector services.
At this stage, no final service model, contract structure, procurement route or contract value has been determined. Wiltshire Council is keen to hear from a broad range of providers, including voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, charities, NHS organisations, independent providers and collaborative partnerships or consortiums.
Engagement activity is expected to include market discussions and a follow-up questionnaire seeking provider insight on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration opportunities and potential barriers to market participation. Feedback received will be used to help shape the Council's future commissioning intentions and any subsequent procurement activity.
The Council welcomes views on what an effective emotional wellbeing service should look like for Wiltshire's children and young people, including approaches to self-referral, navigation and advice, counselling and therapeutic support, digital provision, community-based interventions, support for priority cohorts, and integration with wider emotional wellbeing and mental health pathways
Participation in this market engagement exercise will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process, nor does it commit the Council to commence any procurement or award any contract.
Classification
CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
CPV85312320 — Counselling services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
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Published notice details
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Wiltshire Council is undertaking an open market engagement exercise to inform the future commissioning of Children and Young People Emotional Wellbeing Services.
The engagement process is intended to provide an opportunity for organisations to share their experience, expertise and views on current market capability, innovative delivery approaches, service design considerations and potential commissioning models. The Council is particularly interested in understanding how services can best meet the needs of children and young people, deliver positive outcomes, and work effectively alongside wider health, education, social care and community services.
The engagement is expected to comprise:
Publication of this Market Engagement Notice.
Opportunities for interested organisations to engage with the Council through market engagement activities.
Distribution of a market questionnaire/survey to gather provider feedback on service models, outcomes, delivery approaches, market capacity, affordability, contractual considerations and barriers to participation.
Review and analysis of feedback received to inform the future specification, procurement strategy, contract structure and route to market.
The Council has not yet determined the scope, value, duration, lotting structure or procurement procedure for any future opportunity and is seeking market feedback to help shape these decisions. Organisations are encouraged to be open and candid in their responses and may propose alternative approaches that they believe would achieve improved outcomes for children and young people.
Participation in the market engagement process is entirely voluntary and will not influence or confer any advantage in any subsequent procurement process. Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately and conducted in accordance with the Council's procurement obligations and applicable legislation.
Due
17 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
095210-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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095210-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by Wiltshire Council to inform a possible future emotional wellbeing support service for children and young people in Wiltshire. The Council is seeking provider insight on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration and barriers to participation; this is not an open tender.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to organisations delivering children and young people’s emotional wellbeing, counselling, therapeutic, digital, community-based, navigation or early-intervention support, including VCSEs, charities, NHS bodies, independent providers and consortia.
Key points identified
Sector capabilityOperate within the children and young people emotional wellbeing sector.Evidence: “Wiltshire Council is seeking to engage with organisations operating within the children and young people emotional wellbeing sector”
Provider insightInsight may be sought on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration opportunities and barriers to market participation.Evidence: “a follow-up questionnaire seeking provider insight on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration opportunities and potential barriers to market participation”
Eligible organisation typesThe Council wishes to hear from voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, charities, NHS organisations, independent providers, and collaborative partnerships or consortiums.Evidence: “The Council is keen to hear from a broad range of providers, including voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, charities, NHS organisations, independent providers and collaborative partnerships or consortiums.”
95% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement by Wiltshire Council to inform a possible future emotional wellbeing support service for children and young people in Wiltshire. The Council is seeking provider insight on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration and barriers to participation; this is not an open tender.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to organisations delivering children and young people’s emotional wellbeing, counselling, therapeutic, digital, community-based, navigation or early-intervention support, including VCSEs, charities, NHS bodies, independent providers and consortia.
Key deliverables
Participate in market discussions
Complete a follow-up provider questionnaire if issued
Provide insight on future service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation and collaboration
Share views on prevention, early intervention, counselling, therapeutic support, digital and community-based provision
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Sector capability
98% confidence
Operate within the children and young people emotional wellbeing sector.
View supporting evidence
“Wiltshire Council is seeking to engage with organisations operating within the children and young people emotional wellbeing sector”
Provider insight
98% confidence
Insight may be sought on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration opportunities and barriers to market participation.
View supporting evidence
“a follow-up questionnaire seeking provider insight on service design, outcomes, delivery models, affordability, innovation, collaboration opportunities and potential barriers to market participation”
Eligible organisation types
99% confidence
The Council wishes to hear from voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, charities, NHS organisations, independent providers, and collaborative partnerships or consortiums.
View supporting evidence
“The Council is keen to hear from a broad range of providers, including voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, charities, NHS organisations, independent providers and collaborative partnerships or consortiums.”
Participation advantage
99% confidence
Participation will not provide an advantage in any future procurement.
View supporting evidence
“Participation in this market engagement exercise will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process”
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative value
82% confidence
Up to £1,000,000 is recorded in the source data, but the notice states that no contract value has been determined.
View supporting evidence
Source opportunity value_max: GBP 1,000,000; “no final service model, contract structure, procurement route or contract value has been determined.”
Contract structure
99% confidence
Unknown; no final contract structure has been determined.
View supporting evidence
“no final service model, contract structure, procurement route or contract value has been determined.”
Delivery
Geographic scope
98% confidence
Wiltshire.
View supporting evidence
“emotional wellbeing support across Wiltshire”; delivery location region: UKK15.
Potential service areas
98% confidence
Prevention, early intervention, self-referral, navigation and advice, counselling, therapeutic support, digital provision, community-based interventions, priority-cohort support, and pathway integration.
View supporting evidence
“including approaches to self-referral, navigation and advice, counselling and therapeutic support, digital provision, community-based interventions, support for priority cohorts, and integration with wider emotional wellbeing and mental health pathways”
Delivery dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No contract start or end date is supplied; the notice states the future service model is not finalised.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage pre-procurement market engagement; bidding is not open.
View supporting evidence
Display status: upcoming; stage: planning; notice type: “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Engagement method
98% confidence
Expected to include market discussions and a follow-up questionnaire.
View supporting evidence
“Engagement activity is expected to include market discussions and a follow-up questionnaire”
Procurement route
99% confidence
Unknown; no final procurement route has been determined.
View supporting evidence
“no final service model, contract structure, procurement route or contract value has been determined.”
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No submission deadline is supplied.
Future procurement commitment
99% confidence
The Council is not committed to commence a procurement or award a contract.
View supporting evidence
“nor does it commit the Council to commence any procurement or award any contract.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
No guaranteed tender
99% confidence
This engagement may not result in a procurement or contract award.
View supporting evidence
“nor does it commit the Council to commence any procurement or award any contract.”
Scope uncertainty
99% confidence
The final service model, contract structure, procurement route and value are unknown.
View supporting evidence
“no final service model, contract structure, procurement route or contract value has been determined.”
Timetable uncertainty
99% confidence
No engagement response deadline or future procurement timetable is supplied.
View supporting evidence
No submission deadline, contract dates or engagement timetable is provided.
Source value inconsistency
94% confidence
The source record contains a maximum value of £1,000,000, while the notice expressly says that contract value has not been determined.
View supporting evidence
Source opportunity value_max: GBP 1,000,000; notice: “no final... contract value has been determined.”
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