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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