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The Provision of a Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) with Learning Disability and/or Autism, including Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Supporting CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

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Deadline
Expired
January 26, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Restricted Procedure
Reference
008501-2026
Value
£20,871,012
Location
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Published
August 26, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

January 30, 2026

Deadline for Questions

January 19, 2026

Submission Deadline

January 26, 2026

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Budget
£20,871,012
Duration
Not specified
Location
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Type
Restricted Procedure

Original Tender Description

Specialist Mental Health Service for Children & Young People (CYP) with a Learning Disability and/or who are autistic. The service supports the mental health needs of CYP who have complex needs and present with significant communication challenges, as a result of their Learning Disability and or autism that require specialist approaches to mental health support. These often do not appear in isolation and many of CYP will experience co-occurring difficulties, such as: • Emotional dysregulation • Behaviours of concern[2] (includes CYP with LD and/or ASD that may show behaviours of concern that seem unrelated to mental health at first but underlying mental health needs often become clearer once support begins) • Sleep difficulties, feeding difficulties, and toileting difficulties • Withdrawal from usual activities significantly impacting activities of daily living (ADL) • Sensory processing difficulties In addition, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) provide early help mental health support for pupils (reception to year 13*) with mild to moderate difficulties who are on roll at education settings within Hertfordshire.

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  • Proven track record in similar projects
  • Financial stability documentation

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OCDS RecordDOC
008501-2026_ocds_record.json

This document contains structured data about the tender for specialist mental health services for children and young people with learning disabilities or autism, presented in the Open Contracting Data Standard format.

OCDS Release PackageDOC
008501-2026_ocds_release.json

This OCDS release package details Hertfordshire County Council's intention to award a contract for a Specialist Mental Health Service for Children & Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or autism under the Provider Selection Regime, initiating a standstill period.

Official PDF VersionPDF
008501-2026_official.pdf

This is a contract award notice for a specialist mental health service for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism, including Mental Health Support Teams, awarded by Hertfordshire County Council for £20,871,012.

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