← Back to opportunities

North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

Essex County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Essex County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: James.spurgeon2@essex.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
200000.0 GBP
Published
16 Mar 2026, 16:51
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
30 Apr 2026, 23:00
Contract End
30 Apr 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85312310 - Guidance services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
BRIDGE 86 LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Essex County Council alongside North Essex ICB are commissioning a Recovery College to support adults in Essex experiencing poor mental health in their road to recovery. Supporting adults of Essex to remain well in their community is a priority that drives many of Essex County Councils strategies. This contract will look to deliver open access support for residents of North East Essex to support their mental health recovery. The winning provider will work closely with commissioners and operational teams across health and social care to ensure that adults with mental health needs are supported in the community in their recovery. Recovery courses will be co-created, co-designed and co-delivered with adults with lived experience of mental health. Course content will be flexible to meet local demand and will be shaped by those that are accessing the college defining the support they need. There will be a set list of courses that will be continuously delivered that the provider will work with commissioners to develop. Course development will require the development of specific courses to support local need

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College

Raw Notice JSON

Expand raw payload
{
  "awards": [
    {
      "aboveThreshold": false,
      "contractPeriod": {
        "endDate": "2027-04-30T23:59:59+01:00",
        "startDate": "2026-05-01T00:00:00+01:00"
      },
      "date": "2026-03-16T00:00:00Z",
      "documents": [
        {
          "datePublished": "2026-03-16T16:51:12Z",
          "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender",
          "documentType": "awardNotice",
          "format": "text/html",
          "id": "023732-2026",
          "noticeType": "UK6",
          "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023732-2026"
        }
      ],
      "id": "1",
      "items": [
        {
          "additionalClassifications": [
            {
              "description": "Guidance services",
              "id": "85312310",
              "scheme": "CPV"
            }
          ],
          "deliveryAddresses": [
            {
              "country": "GB",
              "countryName": "United Kingdom",
              "region": "UKH3"
            }
          ],
          "id": "1",
          "relatedLot": "1"
        }
      ],
      "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
      "milestones": [
        {
          "dueDate": "2026-03-27T23:59:59Z",
          "id": "1",
          "status": "scheduled",
          "type": "futureSignatureDate"
        }
      ],
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-COH-02162224",
          "name": "BRIDGE 86 LIMITED"
        }
      ],
      "title": "North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College",
      "value": {
        "amountGross": 200000,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    }
  ],
  "bids": {
    "statistics": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "measure": "bids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 3
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "measure": "finalStageBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 2
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "measure": "smeFinalStageBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 2
      },
      {
        "id": "4",
        "measure": "vcseFinalStageBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 1
      }
    ]
  },
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH",
    "name": "Essex County Council"
  },
  "date": "2026-03-16T16:51:12Z",
  "id": "023732-2026",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05e0f8",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Chelmsford",
        "postalCode": "CM1 1QH",
        "region": "UKH36",
        "streetAddress": "County Hall, Market Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "James.spurgeon2@essex.gov.uk"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government",
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ]
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PWVM-4844-NRQH",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "Essex County Council",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "additionalIdentifiers": [
        {
          "id": "PPQM-4428-TRTJ",
          "scheme": "GB-PPON"
        }
      ],
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Welling",
        "postalCode": "DA16 3PY",
        "region": "UKI51",
        "streetAddress": "Deepdene House"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "INFO@BRIDGESUPPORT.ORG"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "sme",
        "url": "http://www.bridgesupport.org",
        "vcse": false
      },
      "id": "GB-COH-02162224",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "02162224",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "name": "BRIDGE 86 LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "description": "Essex County Council alongside North Essex ICB are commissioning a Recovery College to support adults in Essex experiencing poor mental health in their road to recovery. Supporting adults of Essex to remain well in their community is a priority that drives many of Essex County Councils strategies.\nThis contract will look to deliver open access support for residents of North East Essex to support their mental health recovery. The winning provider will work closely with commissioners and operational teams across health and social care to ensure that adults with mental health needs are supported in the community in their recovery. Recovery courses will be co-created, co-designed and co-delivered with adults with lived experience of mental health.\nCourse content will be flexible to meet local demand and will be shaped by those that are accessing the college defining the support they need. There will be a set list of courses that will be continuously delivered that the provider will work with commissioners to develop. Course development will require the development of specific courses to support local need",
    "id": "DN800824",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "complete"
      }
    ],
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - open competition",
    "specialRegime": [
      "lightTouch"
    ],
    "status": "complete",
    "title": "North East Essex Mental Health Recovery College"
  }
}