Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement Exercise - Peer-to-peer support group in Southwark
Authority: Southwark Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthwark Council is currently planning to procure a targeted peer-to-peer support group/s for communities who are at greater risk of poor mental health and/or are less likely to access mental health support. The proposed service is likely to run for an initial trail period of one year and will deliver sessions on a weekly basis.
The aim of the service is to enhance the health and well-being of individuals from communities who may face barriers accessing traditional mental health offers.
The service will target communities where one or more of the below applies:
- there are known nuances affecting their perceptions and experiences of mental health services
- there is evidence of persistent inequalities in access, experiences of care, and treatment outcomes
Black African and Caribbean communities are one possible target group for this planned procurement. A recent Healthwatch Southwark report (January 2025) explored mental health services for Black and African Caribbean communities in Southwark found that there needs to be more locally embedded community-based services, as well as consultation with non-clinical and community-based mental health services to identify needs and establish good practice models.
We would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing non-clinical, community-based peer-to-peer support services for specific communities, to better understand:
- The readiness of the market to deliver these services in Southwark
- Size of the market in Southwark
- Types of peer-to-peer support groups current offered
- The pricing structure
We would welcome responses from any organisations delivering these services or similar services, whether or not they are currently being delivered to local authorities.
Please return your questionnaire via the messaging facility on the Pro-Contract portal and/or email to the named contact:
Please respond by 18.08.2025
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2025, 15:53 BST
- Authority reference
DN783958- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042892- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565b4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published24 Jul 2025, 15:53 BST
- Market engagement18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Southwark Council is currently planning to procure a targeted peer-to-peer support group/s for communities who are at greater risk of poor mental health and/or are less likely to access mental health support. The proposed service is likely to run for an initial trail period of one year and will deliver sessions on a weekly basis.
The aim of the service is to enhance the health and well-being of individuals from communities who may face barriers accessing traditional mental health offers.
The service will target communities where one or more of the below applies:
- there are known nuances affecting their perceptions and experiences of mental health services
- there is evidence of persistent inequalities in access, experiences of care, and treatment outcomes
Black African and Caribbean communities are one possible target group for this planned procurement. A recent Healthwatch Southwark report (January 2025) explored mental health services for Black and African Caribbean communities in Southwark found that there needs to be more locally embedded community-based services, as well as consultation with non-clinical and community-based mental health services to identify needs and establish good practice models.
We would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing non-clinical, community-based peer-to-peer support services for specific communities, to better understand:
- The readiness of the market to deliver these services in Southwark
- Size of the market in Southwark
- Types of peer-to-peer support groups current offered
- The pricing structure
We would welcome responses from any organisations delivering these services or similar services, whether or not they are currently being delivered to local authorities.
This notice includes a questionnaire at Appendix A which is designed to be completed by organisations wishing to engage participate in this market engagement and assist the Council in this market insight stage.
Please return your questionnaire via the messaging facility on the Pro-Contract portal and/or email to the named contact:
Please respond by 18.08.2025
- Contract starts212 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 15:53 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender