# Therapeutic Service To Reduce The Impact of Poor Parental Mental Health

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Liverpool City Council.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Liverpool City Council](/buyers/liverpool-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Wilks Forensic Psychology Ltd](/contract-winners/wilks-forensic-psychology/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £396,562
- Tender value: £396,562
- Award date: 20 April 2026
- Published: 6 May 2026
- Contract start: 29 April 2026
- Contract end: 30 April 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: aa0e0cb6-6f48-41ef-a928-3e8ccfb57ef0-896032
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-570e7c57-145d-473f-a2ac-2cfd62ca8ef0

## Description

The Provider will complete a comprehensive triage of referrals made by Liverpool City Council to ensure the clients meet the criteria for the service, identifying 32 families who are on a trajectory to have their children removed by the Courts\. The service will provide trained mental health practitioners and psychologists who will complete intensive interventions to improve the mental health and wellbeing of parents who are unable to meet the needs of their children\. The practitioners will support the parents until professionals are satisfied that the risks to the children have reduced significantly enough to halt the progression to court/remove Child Protection plan\. The contract will start on the 29/04/26, expire on 30/04/27 and has a contract value of £396,562 excluding VAT following the Direct Award Process C in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa0e0cb6-6f48-41ef-a928-3e8ccfb57ef0-896032)