Notice Information
Notice Title
Online counselling and support service for children and young people
Notice Description
Free online counselling and emotional well-being support service providing young people aged 11-18 years, and up to 25 years for vulnerable groups with a safe and secure means of accessing support from a professional team of qualified counsellors.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Free online counselling and emotional well-being support service providing young people aged 11-18 years, and up to 25 years for vulnerable groups with a safe and secure means of accessing support from a professional team of qualified counsellors.
Service description/care pathway. The Service Provider shall provide:
a young person friendly, safe and easy to use website which is secure and allows a secure exchange of communication between the service provider and service user.
active local promotion of service (including marketing materials) to schools and other appropriate community settings to both professionals and young people.
a choice of qualified psychotherapists and counsellors to deliver counselling sessions who are trained to address mental health concerns.
drop in online chats for service users with qualified psychotherapists, counsellors and Emotional Well Being Practitioners
booked 1:1 counselling sessions for service users with qualified psychotherapists and counsellors.
This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is 386,600
The expiring contract ends 31 March 2025
The contract term will be 1 year with no option to extend.
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided is 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13 February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04db35
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005331-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nclicb.nclcontractqueries@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N1 1TH
- Post Town
- North London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Laycock
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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