Open tenderClosing in 3 years

Children and Family Psychological and Therapeutic Services Provider List

Details

Buyer: Leicestershire County Council
Topic: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Published: 9 May 2024
Submission: 31 May 2029in 3 years
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Leicestershire County Council is following Direct Award Process B in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1348) for the purpose of procuring Psychological and therapeutic services for children and families. The Council's Children and Families Services has a requirement for therapeutic services to support children and families who require support to process historical or current trauma. The Council invites expressions of Interest from psychological and therapeutic services providers to join an approved list of providers. The following types of therapy are required: Category 1 - Play Therapies Category 2 - Creative therapies (e.g. art/dance/lego) Category 3 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story Work Category 5 -Psychotherapy Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy Category 7 - Group Programmes Category 8 - Special (Psychological) Assessments Keywords: Mental Health, Children in Care, Adoption, Family, Psychotherapy, Therapy

Timeline

Completed: Tender published9 May 2024
Current notice
Next: Submission date31 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Leicestershire County Council buys as a local authority, advertising larger contracts on the government's Find a Tender service. Smaller contracts appear separately on Contracts Finder, the portal for lower-value public work. Some contracts also run through frameworks set up by outside bodies, including ESPO, and suppliers apply to join those directly. The council itself trades nationally as ESPO, running framework agreements for public bodies nationwide. A two-year procurement plan on the council's open data site lists contracts still to come. Suppliers must also register on Find a Tender, a requirement since April 2026.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Leicestershire County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.