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25061 Support for Families: Wellbeing in Education

Cambridgeshire County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Cambridgeshire County Council

Buyer Address: New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, UKH12, PE284YE, United Kingdom

Contact Email: sarah.fuller@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
400000.0 GBP
Published
11 Jul 2025, 14:26
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85323000 - Community health services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Nessie in ED CIC
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Support for Families: Wellbeing in Education

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: The service is to provide a system-wide approach to support for families of children and young people who have difficulty attending school due to mental health issues. The funds will be primarily focused to support education settings in Cambridgeshire that do not currently benefit from having mental health support teams; to build and/or re-ignite relationships between families and education or health services where appropriate to improve health outcomes. Cambridgeshire County Council is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £400,000. The estimated start date of the service is 01/08/2025 until 31/07/2027.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard

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