St Helens Arts On Prescription Service

St Helens Borough Council
North West

Delivery of a weekly arts-based therapeutic programme involving two sessions per week for adults with mental health conditions. The contractor must provide all necessary materials and tutors qualified or experienced in supporting individuals with anxiety, stress, or depression. Services must be delivered from a central, accessible location with good transport links, with performance monitored against specific health and wellbeing key performance indicators.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £234k; As published
Published: 11 June 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 8 May 2025; ALEF TRUST CIC
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of community-based arts on prescription programmes to support mental health and wellbeing for adults with mild to moderate conditions.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
11 June 2025
Contract awardedto ALEF TRUST CIC
8 May 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

Similar arts workshops contracts

Crewe Creative HubCheshire East Council · North West · £164k
Creative Skills Programme for Young People in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and CrawshawboothRossendale Borough Council · North West · £90k
T2567a PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Cultural Spaces ProjectBelfast City Council · Northern Ireland · £206k
Community Engagement Producer/ChoreographerSouth Tyneside Council · North East · £135k

See the arts workshops market: prices, buyers and who wins →

The buyer

Type: Council
Arts workshops contracts, 24 months: 1
Open arts workshops tenders: 0
Typical arts workshops contract: £234k

See everything St Helens Borough Council buys →

How it compares

8.1× the typical arts workshops contract (£29k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/958296/st-helens-arts-on-prescription-service
Buyer reference: UID13459
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

St Helens Borough Council. St Helens Arts On Prescription Service. Contract award, 11 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/958296/st-helens-arts-on-prescription-service (accessed 12 October 2026).