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Medway Council

Integrated Perinatal Mental Health System

HealthcareCPV 85323000
Value£490k
Deadline5 Aug 2026
Published10 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 10 Jul 202612 days leftCloses 5 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Mr Graham Thomas1
graham.thomas1@medway.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£490ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Medway Council is seeking quotes for a single contract for an integrated perinatal mental health system.

This system should prevent, detect and treat perinatal mental health (PMH) problems and support both birthing and non‐birthing parents.

The aim is to create a cohesive, joined-up perinatal mental health system across maternity, primary care, mental health services, social care, and the voluntary and community sector, ensuring that women and families in Medway receive timely, equitable, and evidence based support.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./7D9G8537XQ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/7D9G8537XQ

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Medway Council is seeking quotes for

Medway Council is seeking quotes for a single contract for an integrated perinatal mental health system.

02

This system should prevent, detect and treat

This system should prevent, detect and treat perinatal mental health (PMH) problems and support both birthing and non‐birthing parents.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8e0
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
065317-2026
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