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MH Act Code of Practice – Lived Experience Advisory Groups 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will enter into a contract to deliver a programme of engagement with people who have lived experience of the Mental Health Act, ensuring their perspectives meaningfully inform the drafting of the updated Code of Practice. This includes recruiting a diverse cohort of participants, co‑producing engagement methods, delivering structured and ad hoc engagement activities, safeguarding participant wellbeing, and providing high‑quality report that include summary of engageme...

Buyer

Department of Health & Social Care

Value

£379,679

Published

6 Jul 2026

Closes

1 Jun 2026

Procurement details

Source

Find a Tender

Region

United Kingdom

Procurement method

Open

Category

Services

Contract starts

20 Jul 2026

Contract ends

20 Apr 2028

CPV classifications

79315000

Social research services

Lots

Group 1 - General lived experience

Lot 1

£109,000

programme of engagement with general people who have lived experience of the Mental Health Act, ensuring their perspectives meaningfully inform the drafting of the updated Code of Practice

Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom, UKD · United Kingdom, UKF · United Kingdom, UKG · United Kingdom, UKH · United Kingdom, UKJ · United Kingdom

Group 2 – Children and young people

Lot Lot 2

£70,500

programme of engagement with children and young people who have lived experience of the Mental Health Act, ensuring their perspectives meaningfully inform the drafting of the updated Code of Practice

Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom, UKD · United Kingdom, UKF · United Kingdom, UKG · United Kingdom, UKH · United Kingdom, UKJ · United Kingdom

Group 3 – People with a learning disability and autistic people

Lot Lot 3

£121,500

programme of engagement with people with learning disability and autistic people who have lived experience of the Mental Health Act, ensuring their perspectives meaningfully inform the drafting of the updated Code of Practice

Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom, UKD · United Kingdom, UKF · United Kingdom, UKG · United Kingdom, UKH · United Kingdom, UKJ · United Kingdom

Group 4 – Ethnic minority and racialised communities

Lot Lot 4

£82,500

programme of engagement with ethnic minority and racialised communities who have lived experience of the Mental Health Act, ensuring their perspectives meaningfully inform the drafting of the updated Code of Practice

Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom, UKD · United Kingdom, UKF · United Kingdom, UKG · United Kingdom, UKH · United Kingdom, UKJ · United Kingdom

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