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Emotional Wellbeing Service – Children We Care for and Care Experience Young People

Tender Overview

LOCATION

West Midlands, United Kingdom

VALUE

£1,500,000

DEADLINE

March 13, 2026 at 15:00

CATEGORY

Other

CPV CODE

85000000

REFERENCE

002212-2026

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Original Tender Description

Sandwell Council in partnership with Sandwell Children's Trust are seeking to commission an emotional mental health and wellbeing (MHWB) service for children we care for (CWCF) 5-18 years old and care-experienced young people (CEYP 18-25 years old). The service will deliver therapeutic interventions, assessments, and support across three pathways: • Emotional wellbeing support for children entering care • Stabilising homes to prevent placement breakdown • Emotional wellbeing support for care-experienced young people (up to age 25 for SEND/CEYP). This service is being commissioned in response to mental health needs among vulnerable children and young people, with the aim of reducing placement instability and improving resilience, relationships, and long-term life outcomes. The service will be delivered across the Sandwell Borough and where required up to a 20-mile radius. alongside digital provision for those living outside the 20-mile radius. The contract period will be for an initial period of three (3) years from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. There is an additional option to extend for a further two (2) year period until 31 March 2031 at the Council’s discretion. The provider will be expected to deliver measurable improvements in placement stability, emotional wellbeing, and resilience, evidenced through SDQ scores, placement data, and service user feedback. The service will be monitored against agreed KPIs and outcomes.
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MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS

  • No specific mandatory exclusion grounds are mentioned in the provided tender text.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to deliver an emotional mental health and wellbeing (MHWB) service.
  • Capability to serve children we care for (CWCF) aged 5-18 years old.
  • Capability to serve care-experienced young people (CEYP) aged 18-25 years old (up to age 25 for SEND/CEYP).
  • Ability to deliver therapeutic interventions, assessments, and support.
  • Ability to deliver services across three specific pathways:
  • Emotional wellbeing support for children entering care.
  • Stabilising homes to prevent placement breakdown.
  • Emotional wellbeing support for care-experienced young people (up to age 25 for SEND/CEYP).
  • Ability to deliver services across the Sandwell Borough and where required up to a 20-mile radius.
  • Ability to provide digital provision for those living outside the 20-mile radius.
  • Ability to commence service delivery from 1 April 2026.
  • Willingness to enter into a contract for an initial period of three (3) years, with an option to extend for a further two (2) years at the Council’s discretion.
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TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Demonstrate expertise in delivering therapeutic interventions, assessments, and support for emotional mental health and wellbeing.
  • Demonstrate capability to address mental health needs among vulnerable children and young people.
  • Demonstrate ability to reduce placement instability.
  • Demonstrate ability to improve resilience, relationships, and long-term life outcomes for service users.
  • Ability to deliver measurable improvements in placement stability, emotional wellbeing, and resilience.
  • Capability to evidence improvements through SDQ scores, placement data, and service user feedback.
  • Ability to operate and be monitored against agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and outcomes.
  • Capacity to deliver services across the specified geographical area (Sandwell Borough, 20-mile radius, and digital provision beyond).
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FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to deliver the service within the estimated contract value of 1,500,000.0 EUR over the contract duration.
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Submit a bid by the submission deadline: 2026-03-13 15:00:00.
  • Provide a comprehensive proposal detailing how the service will be delivered, addressing all specified pathways, target groups, geographical coverage, and outcome measurement.

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Summary:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is commissioning an emotional wellbeing service for children in care (5-18) and care-experienced young people (18-25), providing therapeutic interventions and support across three pathways to improve placement stability and life outcomes.

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Good

Tender Quality Score

This tender outlines a clearly defined service need for emotional wellbeing support for vulnerable children and young people. However, the complete absence of tender documents and evaluation criteria significantly undermines its quality and transparency.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance100/100

The tender follows an Open procedure, which is standard. However, the lack of specific mandatory exclusion grounds in the provided text is a significant omission that could impact legal compliance and fairness. The absence of full tender documents makes a comprehensive legal compliance assessment impossible.

No specific mandatory exclusion grounds detailed in the provided text.
Absence of full tender documents prevents thorough legal compliance review.
Clarity40/100

The service description, target groups, pathways, and objectives are clearly articulated. The contract duration and extension options are also clear. However, the absence of evaluation criteria makes it unclear how bids will be assessed, and the 'Innovation Focus' characteristic lacks corresponding clear requirements.

Missing evaluation criteria, leading to ambiguity on how bids will be assessed.
Lack of specific requirements or assessment methods for the 'Innovation Focus' characteristic.
Completeness83/100

This tender is critically incomplete due to the complete absence of any attached documents. Without the full Invitation to Tender, detailed specifications, terms and conditions, and crucially, evaluation criteria, bidders cannot prepare a comprehensive and compliant submission. The lack of specific mandatory exclusion grounds also points to incompleteness.

Complete absence of tender documents (0 total documents).
Missing evaluation criteria, which are fundamental for a complete tender.
Fairness60/100

Without evaluation criteria, it is impossible to assess the fairness of the procurement process. The broad nature of some technical capability requirements, coupled with the lack of clear assessment methods, could lead to subjective evaluation, potentially undermining fair competition. The 'Innovation Focus' without defined assessment criteria also poses a fairness risk.

Absence of evaluation criteria creates a risk of subjective and unfair assessment.
Vague technical capability requirements without clear assessment methods could lead to inconsistent evaluation.
Practicality40/100

The service scope, target demographics, and geographical coverage (including digital provision) appear practical and well-conceived for addressing the identified needs. The focus on measurable outcomes (SDQ scores, placement data, service user feedback) is also practical for performance management. However, the lack of full documents makes it impractical for potential bidders to prepare a comprehensive response.

Impractical for bidders to prepare a comprehensive response without full tender documents.
Data Consistency100/100

The information provided within the tender description and extracted requirements is consistent. There are no apparent contradictions in the stated objectives, scope, or requirements.

Sustainability25/100

While the service itself addresses social wellbeing, the tender documentation does not explicitly incorporate broader social or environmental sustainability criteria for the provider or service delivery methods. This represents a missed opportunity to leverage public procurement for wider sustainability goals.

Absence of explicit social sustainability criteria beyond the core service.
Absence of explicit environmental/green procurement criteria.

Strengths

Clear and detailed description of the service need, target groups, and pathways.
Well-defined objectives focusing on measurable outcomes (placement stability, emotional wellbeing, resilience).
Inclusion of digital provision to extend geographical reach.
Contract duration with an extension option provides stability for the service.

Concerns

Critical absence of all tender documents and evaluation criteria.
Lack of specific mandatory exclusion grounds.
Vague technical capability requirements without clear assessment methods.
No specific requirements or evaluation criteria for the stated 'Innovation Focus'.
Absence of broader social or environmental sustainability criteria.

Recommendations

1. Immediately publish all comprehensive tender documents, including detailed specifications, terms and conditions, and explicit evaluation criteria.
2. Clearly define and detail all mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds.
3. Elaborate on technical capability requirements with specific evidence expectations and outline how 'Innovation Focus' will be assessed.

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