Award

Blended Counselling - West Sussex Children and Young People

NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Award

11 Feb 2025 at 16:07

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for "Blended Counselling - West Sussex Children and Young People". The contract falls under the miscellaneous health services category and covers the region of Sussex, UK (region UKJ2). This contract is in the award stage and has been awarded to YMCA Downslink. The contract period is from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2026 with an option to extend until 30th September 2028. The total value of the contract is £2,508,352 exclusive of VAT.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those focusing on mental health interventions for children and young people. The scope includes providing both face-to-face and online counselling as part of an integrated mental health and emotional wellbeing pathway. Organisations with expertise in delivering targeted, outcomes-focused mental health support will find this contract valuable for growth. The procurement method used is direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, following the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

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Notice Title

Blended Counselling - West Sussex Children and Young People

Notice Description

'Blended Counselling' means that children and young people access targeted and short-term mental health interventions either face to face or online. The West Sussex service forms part 'Getting Help' offer and is an integral part of the children and young people mental health and emotional wellbeing pathway of care. This function provides specific interventions focused on agreed mental health outcomes for children and young people. An intervention is any form of help related to a mental health need in which a paid-for professional takes responsibility for input directly with a specified individual or group. The professional may not necessarily be a trained mental health provider but may be a range of people who can provide targeted, outcomes-focused help to address the specific mental health issue. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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. This award is for a maximum period of 24 months, from 1/10/24 to 30/9/26 with the option to extend for a further 24 months until 30/9/28. The service value is PS627,088.00 per annum.

Lot Information

Lot 1

'Blended Counselling' means that children and young people access targeted and short-term mental health interventions either face to face or online. The West Sussex service forms part 'Getting Help' offer and is an integral part of the children and young people mental health and emotional wellbeing pathway of care. This function provides specific interventions focused on agreed mental health outcomes for children and young people. An intervention is any form of help related to a mental health need in which a paid-for professional takes responsibility for input directly with a specified individual or group. The professional may not necessarily be a trained mental health provider but may be a range of people who can provide targeted, outcomes-focused help to address the specific mental health issue.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has now been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using PSR Direct Award Process C.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dddb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004612-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,508,352 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20241 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Robert Kitt
Contact Email
robert.kitt1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7823534547

Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex

Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

YMCA DOWNSLINK

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